After more than 30 years in prison, Lyle Menendez will face a California board and argue for his release a day after his younger brother Erik was denied parole.

A California parole board denied the parole of Erik Menendez; they will now decide whether to grant the release of his brother, Lyle. The brothers have spent more than 30 years in jail for murdering their parents — and Gov.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erik Menendez was denied parole by panel of California commissioners Thursday. During his hearing he offered his most detailed account in years of how he was raised and why he made the choices he did — both at the time of his parents’ killing and during his decades in prison.