April 11 (UPI) -- A Southern California judge on Friday paved the way for a re-sentencing hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez in the murder of their parents in 1989. In Van Nuys, Judge Michael Jesic denied a request by the Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman to withdraw a previous motion that supported the re-sentencing of Lyle, 57, and Erik, 54, Menendez. They appeared via video in the courtroom. Cooper Koch, who played Lyle Menendez in the recent Ryan Murphy Netflix series