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.

Those looking to watch in court as the Menendez brothers appear for a hearing on Monday will have to take a number.The Los Angeles Superior Court will be holding a lottery for 16 seats that are open to the public,

The court is expecting high demand and has announced a public lottery for a limited number of seats at a status hearing in Los Angeles on Monday.

The Menendez Brothers are scheduled to have a hearing next week. Some of those seats will be available to the public through the lottery.

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.