(KRON) -- Two brothers, who attempted to murder a family during the victims' vacation in Napa Valley, will remain in prison after a judge denied the brothers' request for new sentences, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Inmates Johnny Barra Jr., 50, and Josiah Cheston Barra, 48, were convicted in 199 6 of attempted first-degree murder and robbery. They were sentenced to serve 14 years-to-life. This week, Napa County Superior Court Judge Scott R.L. Young struck down the brothers' request for resentencing. On December 30, 1995, Johnny and Josiah Barra approached three men who were strolling along Washington Street after enjoying dinner with family members in downtown Yountville, according to the District Attorney's Office. The family members lived in Southern California, and they were vacationing in Napa Valley at the time, prosecutors said. "The brothers demanded money from them and, after obtaining it, brutally stabbed all three victims, leaving them with serious injuries," the DA's Office wrote. Johnny and Josiah Barra fled to Fresno, where they were later captured. A California law passed in 2019 opened the door for inmates to request new sentences. Santa Cruz tech CEO Tushar Atre’s killer sentenced The Napa County District Attorney's Office explained, "The passing of Senate Bill 1437 in 2019 provided a pathway for defendants to have their serious crimes vacated and for resentencing. Under the amended version of the law, someone convicted of attempted murder can ask the court to review their case if they were found guilty based on the idea that they helped commit one crime and a more serious crime — like attempted murder — happened as a foreseeable result, even if they didn’t intend to kill. But if they intended to kill or were the direct attacker, the conviction still stands." Judge Young sided with Napa County Deputy District Attorney Agnes Dziadur, who argued that the Barra brothers had the specific intent to kill their victims, and the judge refused to resentence the duo. Deputy District Attorney Dziadur said, "These men didn’t just participate in a crime where violence occurred by happenstance — they deliberately set out to kill, and the evidence presented in this case made that unmistakably clear. The court’s ruling ensures their convictions remain exactly where they belong." ...read more read less