We spoke with criminal defense attorney Bernardo V. Alonso, who told Eric Alarm and as we’ve been in prison for over thirty years, how during that time, would you say the attitude towards sexual abuse allegations has changed. Especially within the legal system, I think the mindset has changed when it comes to sexual abuse allegations. Where people’s times have changed. Because now people are more willing to accept that men can sexually abuse boys. Because now it’s coming to light, it’s more acceptable in the sense that they can accept an allegation like that. Back in the eighties early nineties it wasn’t something that was accepted, I think if it was like a female defendant and they were claiming that they were sexually abused by their father, it’s more accepting that men or boys are being sexually abused by another male. New evidence that’s being spoken in favor, confirms the fact that they have been sexually abused.You think the brothers have more line. Typing in this new evidence is huge for the month. As brothers because you have this thing during the first and second trial that they did not have corroboration. Sexual abuse by their father was already with that testimony. That they presented to the jury but I think this three page letter that was written by Eric Monday. When he was young and this was months before the murders actually happened. He wrote a letter to his cousin. In which he said that he was preparing his father that he didn’t know when it was going to happen. Again that’s a key piece of evidence that would corroborate their testimony bet your Sonia doesn’t know that if the prosecution had Michael as evidence.
The Russians would be the same had they charged the case differently, would they still have gone ahead with murder charges. Would have only gone ahead with murder charges because murder charges would have given him a maximum sentence of twenty one or twenty two years in a state of California, so considering that he got life in prison as a sentence. This is how the recent rendition process takes place. There are several options, take place back to November twenty sixth, before if the prosecution decides to agree to any type of re-sentencing or release. The judge can approve the behavior corpus. Can actually release them. Number two he can grant that a new trial is warranted in this case. Number three the prosecution can agree. Can recommend.
When a recent rendition thing can be time served, they are in custody for thirty years, but the lead prosecutors have already said that in California he agrees to sentence about three hundred. defendants and of those three hundred defendants that they found only for both every offender and the Menendez brothers sent that they serve. Thirty years that they have paid their debt to society, although I think that would be more warranted and coming from the prosecution because it streamlines the process. Enters another one about jury trial. He said hearing know you mentioned the November court date how the timeline is on everyone. These different scenarios come up, that’s why recently if the prosecutor understands that.
Warranted it was to streamline the process. Where if his brothers sentenced to RB and it’s recent for the time being they’ve already started those thirty years. They could be released as soon as possible the same day of that key but if a habeas corpus or hearing is actually granted. The new trial is going to delay any type of relief. Now if they’re three sentences that’s all they have to remember if it doesn’t vacate the murder conviction. The prosecution is their recent and one thing is damn on the sentence they’ve been found guilty of. As soon as possible.