Legal Opinion
United States v. Molina-Gazca
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 11, 2009No. 08-50619, 08-50620PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GUIROLA, District Judge:
Alejandro Molina-Gazca appeals the revocation of his supervised release contending that the district court lacked jurisdiction. In this case, the court is called upon to interpret the breadth of the supervised release tolling provision in 18 U.S.C. § 3624(e). Finding that Molina-Gazca’s pretrial detention was “in connection with” a conviction and thus tolled the period of supervised release, we affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In 1999, Molina-Gazca pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to distribute and importation of marijuana. The district court…
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