Case Explained: United States of America Plaintiff— v. Rodrick Johnson Defendant—

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Filed: 2026-06-26 The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court’s judgment revoking Rodrick Johnson’s supervised release and imposing a 24-month prison sentence. The court held that the district court retained jurisdiction to conduct the revocation hearing under 18 U.S.C. § 3583(i) and *Rico v. United States*, 146 S. Ct. 947 (2026), because an arrest warrant was issued for Johnson’s August 2020 violation while his supervised release term was still active, even though his actual arrest occurred after the term expired. Regarding the sentence itself, the court applied the “plainly unreasonable” standard of review and determined that any procedural error in considering post-release conduct was not plain error because the law regarding tolling for abscondment was unsettled at the time of sentencing. Consequently, the court found no abuse of discretion or substantive unreasonableness in the sentence imposed. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.