Brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez, jailed for life for the 1989 murders of their parents in Beverly Hills, are set to be given a hearing on Thursday to determine whether they may be eligible for a lesser sentence and a path to parole after more than three decades behind bars.

It was a tense day in court on Day 1 of Erik and Lyle Menendez's resentencing hearing, which could end with them being released from prison after 35 years. Before it even began, the two sides faced off on the courthouse steps,

The lawyer for celebrity killers Erik and Lyle Menendez said the Los Angeles district attorney has a personal vendetta against the pair and wants him kicked off their case in an explosive courtroom hearing that left freedom for the brothers undecided.