Edwards v. Board of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision

Petitioner seeks review of a Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision order that deferred petitioner’s parole release date from December 2009 to December 2011. He assigns error to the board’s decision to defer his release date, which was based on its finding that petitioner had a “present severe emotional disturbance” (PSED). Petitioner contends that the board could make that finding only if the psychological report evaluating petitioner formally diagnosed petitioner as having a PSED. Consequently, he argues that, because the psychological report explicitly stated that he did not have a…