Baize v. Board of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision

Petitioner was convicted of aggravated murder and sentenced to life imprisonment for a minimum of 20 years without the possibility of parole. In 2003, he requested, and obtained, an aggravated murder review hearing. The Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision (board) found that he was not likely to be rehabilitated within a reasonable period of time and declined to set a parole release date. Petitioner now seeks judicial review of that decision. We reverse and remand for a new hearing.

Petitioner argues that the board erred in failing to conduct the aggravated murder review hearing in the…