The offender was convicted of second degree murder for killing his mother.
The jury rejected his claim that he was not criminally responsible (NCR) but recommended no increase in parole ineligibility.
The court found that the offender's mental illness played a central causal role in the murder, substantially diminishing his moral blameworthiness and reducing the importance of deterrence and denunciation.
The court set the period of parole ineligibility at the statutory minimum of 10 years.
