Gavin Newsom has set a date for the final parole hearing for Lyle and Erik Menendez — emphasizing that his office could choose to let the killer duo out of jail even if the court decides to keep them in prison.

The brothers are serving life sentences after murdering their parents in 1989, but they claim they did so in self-defense

California Gov. Gavin Newsom set a hearing date for brothers Lyle and Eric Menendez that will determine the status of a clemency application.