--- title: "United States v. Smith" citation: "104 F.4th 314 (D.C. Cir. 2024)" authority_id: "AUTH-CADC-SMITH-104-F4TH-314" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_dc_circuit" precedential_status: "binding_in_cadc" official_url: "https://media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/docs/2024/06/22-3033-2059841.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-CADC-SMITH-104-F4TH-314/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # United States v. Smith ## Holdings used - Absent legal error, review of a § 404 denial is not overly searching; a sufficiently reasoned record can sustain denial, and a sentence above the revised maximum does not itself compel reduction. ## Material limitation Binding only in the D.C. Circuit and only for the bounded procedural postures in the linked claims. Official published opinion and GovInfo copy reviewed. The court did not resolve the distinct sentencing-package question and did not require a reduction. A comprehensive commercial citator was not run. ## Official source and pinpoints 104 F.4th 314 (D.C. Cir. 2024), 104 F.4th 333–35: ## Linked claims - `CLM-CIRDC-001` ## Used in - [D.C. Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/dc-circuit.md)