Erik and Lyle Menendez’s resentencing hearings can continue despite opposition from the Los Angeles County district attorney, a judge ruled Friday. They were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole at ages 18 and 21 after being convicted of murdering their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills home in 1989. While defense attorneys argued the brothers acted out of self-defense after years of sexual abuse by their father, prosecutors said the brothers killed their parents for a multimillion-dollar inheritance. The case has captured the public’s attention for decades, and the Netflix drama “ Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story ″ and the documentary “The Menendez Brothers,” released in the fall of 2024, have been credited for bringing new attention to the case. Supporters of the brothers have flown in from across the country to attend rallies and hearings in the past few months. Former Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón asked a judge last year to change the brothers’ sentence from life without the possibility of parole to 50 years to life. That would make them immediately eligible for parole because they committed the crime when they were younger than 26. But Gascón’s successor reversed course. Nathan Hochman submitted a motion last month to withdraw the resentencing request. Deputy District Attorney Habib Balian said during Friday's hearing they could not support the brothers’ resentencing because the brothers had not admitted to lies told during their trial about why they killed their parents nor have they taken complete responsibility for their crime. “They are the same people they were," Balian said. “They have not changed.” Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic that argument is “fair game” for prosecutors to make during the resentencing hearing. The brothers appeared in court over Zoom but didn’t make any public statements.