The ruling came after an emotional court hearing in Los Angeles during which the men took full responsibility for the 1989 double killing.
Jesic reduced the men’s original sentences of life without the possibility of parole, to a term of 50 years to life. The time they have already spent behind bars means they are already eligible to apply for parole, with a hearing scheduled for next month.
Blockbuster trials in the 1990s heard how the men killed Jose and Kitty Menendez in their Beverly Hills mansion, in what prosecutors said was a cynical attempt to get their hands on a large family fortune.
Kitty Menendez died from a shotgun blast as she tried desperately to crawl away from her killers.
Erik, then 18, confessed to the murders in a session with his therapist, and the pair ultimately claimed they had acted in self-defense after years of emotional and sexual abuse at the hands of a tyrannical father.
“I killed my mom and dad. I make no excuses. I take full responsibility,“ he said, according to reporters who were in court.
“I have no excuse, no justification. I take full responsibility,“ he said. “I reached out to my brother for help and convinced him that we couldn’t escape.
The men’s family had earlier pleaded with the judge to show mercy.
“We believe that 35 years is enough,“ she said. “They are universally forgiven by our family. They deserve a second chance at life.”
“There is absolutely no chance that they would break the law” if released, she said. “Their only desire is to do good.”
He insisted the men had never admitted to the lies they told during the investigation of the crimes, having given several discordant explanations for the killings before settling on self-defense.
After the parole board hearing next month, the decision goes to California Governor Gavin Newsom, who has the power to overrule the board’s recommendation.
The brothers’ fate, Jesic noted, is now “up to the parole board and the governor.”
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