Lawyer explains how public opinion influences cases like Menendez Bros

Lyle and Eric Menendez they have the audience to thank for their path to possible resentment.

Before the Los Angeles district attorney recommended that Lyle, 56, and Erik’s life sentence be commutedlawyer Paul Tweed — which is not involved in the case of the brother — broke down exclusively at We weekly how renewed public interest might contribute to the resolution of their case.

“This is a Netflix court of public opinion. I’ve had (this) with most streamers from Netflix and Amazon. They feel that if they say, “Look, even though there are facts in there, this is not a concrete show.” Basically, poetic license was allowed,” Tweed explained as he promoted it new book From Hollywood to Hollywood. “We have quite a large backlog of cases at the moment and that is a big problem. They will rely on their disclaimer at the beginning.”

Specially addressed tweed Netflix The Menéndez brothers documentaryadding: “They probably thought they were locked up. They were found guilty years ago, so there was very little risk in going down that road.”

Reflecting on the aftermath of Erik and Lyle’s high-profile trials, Tweed noted that it would be “a huge fight” to free the brothers, despite the overwhelming support that Erik, 53, and Lyle they now have it on social media.

“This is social media opinion code,” he added. “And that, again, is going to be a big, big problem for most people going forward.”

Erik and Lyle both are currently serving life sentences in California’s Donovan Correctional Facility after being arrested in 1990 on two counts of first-degree murder. They became persons of interest after their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendezwere found shot to death in their Beverly Hills home. Because of a confession they gave to their therapist – which they didn’t realize was being recorded – Erik and Lyle finally admitted to killing their parents after years of alleged physical, emotional abuse and sexually.

The Menéndez brothers were eventually found guilty in 1996 of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole after two high-profile trials. While their previous attempts to appeal the decision were rejected, recent projects such as Ryan Murphy’s controversial series Monsters, The Menéndez Brothers and others have given Erik and Lyle another shot at a possible grudge .

On October 4th, one month after the release of Monsters, the Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón announced that a new hearing has been set due to new evidence in Lyle and Erik’s murder case. Gascón provided an update on Thursday, October 24, when he recommended that Erik and Lyle’s sentences be reduced to 50 years, which could allow their release parole if approved by a judge.

Before Gascón’s decision, that of Netflix The Menéndez brothers gave Erik and Lyle the chance to share their side of the story.

“I worry and I think it’s important that the seriousness of my crime is not minimized or diminished,” Erik said in the documentary, which was released on October 7. “I went to the only person who ever helped me and who ever protected me. Then finally it happened because of me. Because I went to him. Then after that he was arrested because of me. Because I couldn’t live with what I did, I couldn’t. i wanted to die In a way, I didn’t protect Lyle. I put him in every aspect of this tragedy. Every aspect of this tragedy is my fault.”

Lyle, meanwhile, admitted he still blamed himself for the events that happened.

“For me, I could never escape that night. You remember that night a lot,” he said in the document. “I never found the deal. Sometimes I feel like I saved Erik. But did I? Look at his life now. It seems impossible that I could not do better. I couldn’t save us all.”

Like Erik and Lyle waiting for the next step in them potential resentment, it’s safe to say their case sets a new precedent in the legal world. Tweed explored similar themes in his book From Hollywood to Hollywoodwhich provides a behind-the-scenes look at how he navigated high-profile defamation lawsuits.

“I thought I should try to put a lot of it on paper. I thought it was very important to (show) how we got here,” he shared Us. “Another purpose of the book is to encourage all these young lawyers. I’m not completely in depth (when it comes to) platforms and (social media sites like) Snapchat. It’s very hard for someone of my generation to keep up. So the younger generation has to step in and try to do it.”

Tweed continued, “In all my years as a lawyer, I’ve never seen so many opportunities for lawyers to do something right, to do something good.”

From Hollywood to Hollywood it is available for purchase.

With reporting by Christina Garibaldi