An L.A. judge denied the prosecutor’s attempt to cancel a resentencing petition, clearing the way for a potential release of Erik and Lyle Menendez. L.A. District Attorney Nathan Hochman accused the infamous brothers of telling numerous lies and questioned their self-defense claims.

Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez, who are currently serving life sentences without the possibility of parole for the murders of their parents, received a resentencing update in Los Angeles April 11.