Ricov.United States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Docket No.24-1056
Decided2026-03-25
ReporterSlip Opinion, No. 24-1056
JudgesSupreme Court of the United States
Tags
Supreme CourtSupervised ReleaseFugitive TollingSentencing Reform ActStatutory InterpretationFederal Criminal Law
Case Summary
Rico absconded while serving a term of supervised release, and the government argued that the term automatically stopped running during his absence. The Supreme Court held that the Sentencing Reform Act does not authorize judge-made fugitive tolling of supervised release. Congress specified circumstances in which a supervised-release term is tolled or may be extended, and absconding is not among them. Courts may issue warrants, revoke release, and impose authorized sanctions for violations, but they may not lengthen the statutory term by adding an extra-textual tolling rule. The judgment was reversed and the case remanded.
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