--- title: "Concepcion v. United States" citation: "Concepcion v. United States, 597 U.S. 481 (2022)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-CONCEPCION-597-US-481" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-1650_new_4gci.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-CONCEPCION-597-US-481/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Concepcion v. United States ## Holdings used - A district court may consider intervening changes of law or fact when exercising discretion under First Step Act § 404. - It must consider nonfrivolous arguments the parties present, but need not be persuaded and need provide only a brief statement of reasons. - The benchmark Guidelines range may be recalculated only to reflect retroactive application of the Fair Sentencing Act; other changes may inform the later discretionary choice. ## Material limitations The Court did not require a sentence reduction. The case decided a § 404 motion, not compassionate release. Its benchmark limitation forecloses treating the proceeding as an unrestricted plenary resentencing. ## Official source and pinpoint 597 U.S. 481, 486 and 496–502, especially 498 n.6: ## Used in - [First Step Act § 404 — Retroactive Fair Sentencing Act Relief](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/70-sentence-modification/first-step-act-section-404.md) - [Rules 35 and 36 — Sentence Correction, Assistance, Record Error, and Appeals](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/70-sentence-modification/rules-35-36-and-modification-appeals.md) - [Supreme Court and Nationwide Floor](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/supreme-court.md) - [First Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/first-circuit.md) - [Second Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/second-circuit.md) - [Third Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/third-circuit.md) - [Fourth Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/fourth-circuit.md) - [Fifth Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/fifth-circuit.md) - [Sixth Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/sixth-circuit.md) - [Seventh Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/seventh-circuit.md) - [Eighth Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/eighth-circuit.md) - [Ninth Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/ninth-circuit.md) - [Tenth Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/tenth-circuit.md) - [Eleventh Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/eleventh-circuit.md) - [D.C. Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/dc-circuit.md)