WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
The primary issue presented by this case is whether a United States Magistrate has jurisdiction to revoke a defendant's supervised release. Because we hold that a magistrate does not have this jurisdiction, we REVERSE the judgment and REMAND the case to the district court to conduct a supervised release revocation hearing for defendant.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
On July 21, 1988, Winnie R. Williams was charged in a felony complaint...
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