While the answer to the question of whether being a fugitive during parole counts as time served for supervised release may seem obvious, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a precedential ruling Tuesday indicating that it’s not such a straightforward issue.

The appeals court said that the law was silent on the issue, and therefore the three-judge panel took steps to clarify the law.

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