The Menendez brothers will make an appearance and speak during a court hearing scheduled to take place next Monday.

For years, it seemed like all hope was lost. In 1996, Lyle and Erik Menendez were sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for gunning down their parents, Kitty and Jose, in 1989. Over the next decade,

Just 16 public seats are available for the hotly anticipated hearing of the Menendez brothers, who are hoping a judge will downgrade their charges from first-degree murder to a lesser charge.

Members of the public will be able to attend an upcoming court hearing for Lyle and Erik Menendez, who are serving life sentences for the 1989 murder of their parents, with a lottery deciding who takes 16 seats in the courtroom.

LOS ANGELES - Lyle and Erik Menendez are set to appear in court for a status hearing Monday, and the public is invited to attend. However, getting a seat might be difficult. The court is holding a public lottery which will allow 16 members of the public to obtain a seat in the courtroom.

Members of the public may participate in a lottery Monday morning to possibly obtain a seat in the Van Nuys courtroom for a status conference involving the Menendez brothers, it was announced Thursday,

A hearing is scheduled to be held Monday in the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez, and 16 seats in the courtroom will be made available to the the public via a lottery system.