We are taking formal action and demanding that the District Attorneys Office be removed from this case.
What happened was the opposite.
The display was retraumatizing, completely avoidable, and we believe it was intentional.
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The District Attorneys Office knew what the law required and deliberately chose to ignore it.
We are holding them fully responsible for the profound pain we are suffering right now.
The shock and heartbreak we feel cannot be put into words.
(L-R) L.A. County DA Nathan Hochman, Lyle andErik Menendez, and Gov. Gavin NewsomGetty Images
As counsel for the victims family members.
This despicable action was a clear violation of Marcys law which requires absolute empathy toward victims.
The DA flashing of the crime scene photos is directly responsible for Aunt Terry being rushed to the ICU.
We are all praying for her recovery, she did not deserve this.
Shame on those who knowingly engaged in this egregious conduct.
We understand the nature of the evidence of these heinous double murders was deeply emotional.
That truth starts with the abject brutality and premeditation of the murders themselves.
The DAs office did not address the familys call for them to step aside.
None of this is really new.
Theyve stuck with their story.
It goes to whether theyve been rehabilitated.
At the same time as resentencing hearings are in progress, Gov.
The Menendez brothers areset to appear individually before the parole board June 13.
No one prepared us.
Terry, who is battling cancer, came to court to support her family.
No physical pain has ever kept her from being there for her nephews.
But the display put on by the DAs office pushed her past the brink.
By early this morning, she was rushed to the hospital and remains in critical condition.This wasnt just cruel.
What happened was the opposite.
The display was retraumatizing, completely avoidable, and we believe it was intentional.
The District Attorneys Office knew what the law required and deliberately chose to ignore it.
We are holding them fully responsible for the profound pain we are suffering right now.
In response, Deputy District Attorney Habib Balian didnt apologize.
He didnt show an ounce of concern.
Instead, he smirked and said, Are you done, Mr. Geragos?
The level of disrespect was staggering.
Our concerns were viewed as an annoyance.
No one was reassigned to us.
It does not mean we dont mourn Jose and Kitty.
It means we believe that people can grow.
That trauma begets trauma.
That cycles of abuse can and must be broken.
We are taking formal action and demanding that the District Attorneys Office be removed from this case.
Instead, they have been determined to make this personal, and they have.Our family is hurting.
Terry may not recover from what was done to her and to all of us in that courtroom.
