In re Busch

Opinion

McConnell, p. j.—

INTRODUCTION

A jury convicted Timothy P. Busch in 1989 of second degree murder of his girlfriend’s two-year-old daughter. (Pen. Code, § 187.) The court sentenced him to an indeterminate term of 15 years to life in prison. He was first eligible for parole in 1999.

The Board of Parole Hearings (Board) found Busch suitable for parole in 2014 based on his exemplary performance while incarcerated. However, the Governor exercised his constitutional and statutory authority to review the Board’s parole grant and reversed the Board’s decision concluding Busch’s claim of innocence…