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· 7/29/1929

Lau Fook Kau v. United States

Citations

  • 34 F.2d 86
  • 1929 U.S. App. LEXIS 3196

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  • holding that, under the 1991 version of the statute, which is identical to the 1983 version, the board is responsible for determining whether an inmate’s release should be deferred
  • statutory term “severe emotional disturbance” is a legal, not a psychiatric or psychological term

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Judges: Dietrich, Wilbur

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