"If the Menendez brothers are granted parole, then Gavin Newsom's got a very challenging decision to make," said legal expert Steven Clark.

The trials of Lyle and Erik Menendez and their conviction for killing their parents came at a time when televised trials captured national audiences in the 1990s.

Anamaria Baralt, cousin of Erik and Lyle Menendez, called the ruling “a hope we didn’t see coming,” and praised the brothers’ growth and accountability. The family now prepares for the June 13 parole process.

They showed no obvious reaction to the arguments. The brothers’ hearing has been delayed ... and for the lack of any contact between the office and the surviving Menendez relatives. The extended Menendez family, with the exception of an uncle who died ...