Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman opposes a new trial for the Menendez brothers, citing their pattern of “lies and deception” and changing versions of events around the killings. The brothers’ attempt at freedom is based on new evidence of sexual abuse claims, but Hochman argues that murder, not abuse, was the issue in the conviction. The decision now focuses on potential resentencing, with Gov. Gavin Newsom awaiting Hochman’s review before making a clemency decision.
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Texas man executed decades after murdering a young mother
Could Luigi Mangione face the death penalty?Panelists Jonna Spilbor and Jay Town discuss Luigi Mangione's indictment for the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the potential imposition of the death penalty during ‘America Reports.’ Separately, Moises Sandoval Mendoza, convicted of murdering Rachelle O’Neil Tolleson in 2004, was executed by lethal injection in Texas after appeals for clemency failed. Mendoza's history included prior assaults, and despite claims of personal transformation while incarcerated, he was...
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