The Menendez brothers, convicted of murdering their parents in 1989, were resentenced Tuesday to 50 years to life in prison, making them eligible for parole.

Lyle and Erik Menendez immediately became eligible for parole Tuesday when a judge resentenced the brothers in a surprise development at the end of an emotional day of testimony in a Los Angeles courtroom.

Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have served 35 years in prison for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills home, were ruled eligible for parole by a Los Angeles judge at a re-sentencing hearing on Tuesday.

Relatives of Lyle and Erik Menendez testified today on why they believe the brothers should be released after serving almost three decades in prison for the 1989 murders of their parents. The brothers watched the hearing at the Van Nuys Courthouse via video screen,

Erik and Lyle Menendez are currently serving life sentences without the possibility of parole for the 1989 killings of their parents, Kitty and Jose Menendez.