The governor of California seemed to be reacting to the new L.A. district attorney's attitude about victimhood when he ordered a Parole Board risk assessment for the incarcerated Menendez brothers.

Lyle and Erik Menendez are serving life sentences for the 1989 murders of their parents California Governor Gavin Newsom has asked the parole board to conduct a comprehensive risk assessment investigation into whether Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have been ...

Attorneys for Lyle and Erik Menendez said Wednesday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the state parole board to investigate whether the brothers would pose a risk to the public if they are released after nearly three decades in prison for the 1989 killing of their parents.

Even with three paths to release, a former assistant U.S. attorney outlines the multiple factors that would have to go their way.

Governor Gavin Newsom's decision to ask the California Board of Parole to review the Erik and Lyle Menendez matter could make next month's up-to-now critical resentencing hearing all but irrelevant.

Erik and Lyle Menendez will NOT have their day in court this month ... because their upcoming resentencing hearing has been postponed, and it's all because of California Governor Gavin Newsom.

Newsom said there is "no guarantee of outcome" for the investigation, which will be conducted by public safety experts and forensic psychologists.

Clemency from California's governor may be the last hope for convicted killers Erik and Lyle Menendez, who will attend a resentencing hearing in the coming weeks but were just dealt a blow by L.A.'s new DA.

“The family realizes that the Governor’s action ... booking photos provided by the California Department of Corrections shows Erik Menendez, left, and Lyle Menendez. Credit: AP The brothers ...

LOS ANGELES — Attorneys for Lyle and Erik Menendez said Wednesday that California Gov ... "The family realizes that the Governor's action does not mean he will commute the sentences.