State of Louisiana in the Interest of M.P. .

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• “Ordinarily, when the legislature uses different terms, we assume that the legislature intends those terms to have different meanings.” (Internal quota- tion marks omitted.)
• no serious physical injury where there was no evidence that the injury would have progressed to the point of creating a substantial risk of death without medical intervention
• no serious physical injury where there was no evidence that the injury would have progressed to the point of creating a substantial risk of death without medical intervention

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