The move streamlines the potential path to freedom for the brothers who have served more than 35 years in prison since being sentenced for killing their parents with shotguns in 1989.

A Los Angeles judge resentenced Lyle and Erik Menendez to life with the possibility of parole, which could lead to their freedom after decades in prison.

The Menendez brothers will face a parole board in June as part of a separate push for clemency from Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The two-day proceeding could end with a reduction in their sentence that would be a major win for the siblings jailed for their parents' 1989 murders.

Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic will consider the Mendendez family's plea to release Lyle & Erik Menendez, saying the 35 years they have spent in prison have made them changed men