Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez at a pretrial hearing in Los Angeles in 1992. LOS ANGELES — Erik and Lyle Menendez’s bid for freedom hit another possible roadblock this week as California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he will not review their clemency request until after the incoming Los Angeles County district attorney makes a resentencing recommendation.

Gov. Gavin Newsom decided to defer the Menendez brothers' clemency decision to incoming District Attorney Nathan Hochman.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will respect the will of the voters after they replaced the Los Angeles district attorney who made a last-minute push in case.