SILVERMAN, Circuit Judge.
We hold today that a defendant's term of supervised release is tolled from the time that he absconds from supervision until the time he is found by federal authorities. Accordingly, the district court in this case had jurisdiction to conduct revocation proceedings because a sworn petition to revoke was filed before the term of supervised release, as tolled, had expired.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In April 1987, Jose...
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