Leslie Abramson - Menendez Brothers Trial

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criminal defense attorney Leslie Abramson represented Erik Menendez.

The first trial resulted in a a hung jury.

In 1996, the second trial resulted in a first-degree murder conviction for Erik and Lyle Menendez for the 1989 killing of their parents.
In the penalty phase, the jury voted for a sentence of life in prison without parole over the death penalty.

Erik Menendez is serving his life without parole sentence. Abramson is retired.