Today, 35 years later, I am deeply ashamed of who I was,” Lyle told the court after the judge's decision. A California parole board will now decide if the men are suitable for release.

A judge's decision to reduce the Menendez brothers' sentence for killing their parents in 1989 enables a parole board to hear their case. Gov. Gavin Newsom could still intervene.

The brothers were resentenced to 50 years to life in prison, which makes them immediately eligible for parole.

In 1989, brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez killed their parents by shooting them multiple times at close range at their mansion ...

Lyle and Erik Menendez are eligible for parole after ... "They are universally forgiven by the family." The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office argued the case against resentencing.

A Los Angeles judge resentenced Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have spent over three decades behind bars for the 1989 killing of their parents. They are now eligible for parole — but it's not guaranteed.

Nearly three decades after Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison for the murders of their parents, a California judge has reopened a door many believed would remain closed.

A California lawmaker blames the attention on the Menendez brothers' case for prompting a bill to resurface that could put ...

Legal experts' weighed in following the resentencing of Erik and Lyle Menendez after a California judge ruled that the convicted killers would be immediately eligible for parole.

A California ... Erik and Lyle Menendez can be resentenced, clearing the way for the siblings to receive a lesser penalty for the 1989 shotgun murder of their parents. The ruling from Los Angeles ...

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman talks about the resentencing of Erik and Lyle Menendez for the murders of their parents decades ago. AP In two high-profile trials in the 1990s ...