Rico v. United States · ¶24

If attractive at first blush, this line of reasoning suffers from a few underlying faws. For one thing, the provisions the government cites do not outline anything like the Ninth Circuit's automatic extension rule. Instead, they merely describe the individual responsible for supervising the defend- ant—the probation officer—along with some of his duties. For another, to the extent these provisions speak about the length of supervised release at all, they indicate that a probation officer shall supervise a defendant only “during the term imposed” by the sentencing court. See §§ 3601, 3624(e). And that limitation would seem to do more to hurt than help the government's cause.

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