(NewsNation) — Just a week after the Menendez brothers scored a “huge win” when a California judge ruled that evidence withheld from a jury could have changed the outcome of the verdict, one of those pieces of evidence is drawing a lot of eyeballs.
Ex-“Menudo” singer Roy Rosselló broke his silence to The U.S. Sun over the weekend on the sworn testimony he gave about allegedly being raped by Lyle and Erik Menendez’s father, Jose Menendez.
“I am proud and happy about the judge’s decision. My testimony was not in vain,” Rosselló told the outlet.
Mark Geragos, the Menendez brothers’ lead attorney, says he’s more than optimistic the evidence will help lead to the brothers being released.
“I think the time has come, he said Monday on “Banfield.” “I think the stars are in alignment. I just think it’s which path we go down for them to walk out of prison finally after doing 35 years of tremendous work.”
Geragos said the brothers are hard at work on their freedom bid ahead of a parole board hearing next month.
“The two of them are working hard, and they are working with one of the best parole lawyers in the game,” Geragos said. “Like I said, we’ve got an embarrassment of riches.”
“And so for post-conviction litigation to have this many proverbial irons in the fire is incredibly gratifying. And I really am as hopeful as I’ve ever been.”
As for Nathan Hochman, Los Angeles District Attorney, Geragos said he is “perplexed” by his actions.
Judge William Ryan ruled that Hochman must provide an explanation within 30 days about why crucial evidence in their case relating to alleged sexual abuse was withheld from the jury in the brothers’ previous trial.
“He says he doesn’t see it as a big deal,” said Geragos. “And mind you, he did a dog-and-pony show press conference in February.
“They did as much of a full-throated response, throwing everything at this judge on the informal reply. Everything, whether it was true, untrue, scurrilous, or whatever.
“And the judge still issued the formal order to show cause. If he doesn’t watch out, he’s going to become the Gil Garcetti of his generation,” Geragos said, referring to the former LA district attorney whose first term was dominated by his office’s prosecution of the O. J. Simpson murder case.