Washington v. Bd. of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision

SCHUMAN, S. J.

*498Petitioner shot and killed a man in 1988 and was charged with aggravated murder, murder, and robbery. Pursuant to an agreement, he pleaded guilty to murder, all of the other charges were dismissed, and he was sentenced to imprisonment for life with the possibility of parole. At that time, the Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision (board) set an initial proposed release date of 2009, following the recommendation of the sentencing court that petitioner serve a minimum of 20 years' incarceration. Since 2009, petitioner has appeared before the board four times to apply for…