In Re Ross

Opinion

SCOTLAND, P. J.

When the Board of Parole Hearings (Board) determines that a prisoner sentenced to an indeterminate prison term is suitable for parole (Pen. Code, § 3041), the Governor has the authority to review the matter de novo and to reverse or modify the Board’s parole decision. (Cal. Const., art. V, § 8, subd. (b); Pen. Code, § 3041.2, subd. (b); In re Lawrence (2008) 44 Cal.4th 1181, 1204 [82 Cal.Rptr.3d 169, 190 P.3d 535] [“[T]he Governor undertakes an independent, de novo review of the inmate’s suitability for parole . . . .”] (hereafter Lawrence).) When the Board or Governor…