Published on: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
For more than two decades, the Sixth Circuit has been issuing unpublished opinions saying that early termination of supervised release is "only warranted" upon a showing of "exceptionally good behavior." Tennessee man, whose behavior while on supervised release was not exactly up to that standard, says the unpublished opinions are wrong. Sixth Circuit (published this time): He's right. That's not anywhere in the statute.
The case is United States v. Hale, No. 24-5362 (6th Cir. Jan. 30, 2025).