LOS ANGELES – The man who killed the son of a former Oakland city council member while he was a student at the University of Southern California in 2019 was sentenced to 35 years to life in prison on Monday, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

Erik and Lyle Menendez's attorneys claimed Nathan Hochman and his entire office were biased against the brothers.

A two-day hearing is currently taking place in a Los Angeles courtroom that could impact the fate of Eric and Lyle Menendez, who are serving life

President Donald Trump says he wants to reopen Alcatraz – turning the national park and museum in San Francisco Bay back into the notorious island prison it once was. But Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman says a better move would be to restore current jails and prisons.

A Los Angeles judge is set to listen to arguments this week over whether Erik and Lyle Menendez should receive reduced sentences.

Have Erik and Lyle Menendez been rehabilitated during 30-plus years in prison? That's the question at the center of this week's two-day court hearing in Los Angeles.

If you harm an animal in our community, we are watching you — and we will find you,” DA Nathan Hochman said in a statement.

Attorneys for Erik and Lyle Menendez will make their case that LA prosecutors should be removed from the resentencing case.