---
title: "Dillon v. United States"
citation: "Dillon v. United States, 560 U.S. 817 (2010)"
authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-DILLON-560-US-817"
authority_type: "case"
jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide"
precedential_status: "binding"
official_url: "https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/boundvolumes/560bv.pdf"
url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-DILLON-560-US-817/"
legal_review: "2026-08-25"
links_checked: "2026-10-15"
links_available: 1
links_checked_count: 1
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# Dillon v. United States

## Proposition supported

Section 3582(c)(2) uses a two-step inquiry governed at step one by § 1B1.10 and is not a plenary resentencing.

## Material limitation

The case concerns § 3582(c)(2), not every sentence-modification authority.

## Official source

<https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/boundvolumes/560bv.pdf>


## Used in

- [18 U.S.C. § 3582 — Sentence-Modification Remedy Router](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/70-sentence-modification/section-3582-remedy-router.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)