DA hands Menendez brothers a big setback

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L.A. County DA Nathan Hochman says he won't support the Menendez brothers' release from prison - a major setback just weeks before the resentencing hearing. One juror holds out, and the Orange County judge who admitted to shooting his wife dead will need a new trial. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

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