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- authority type
- case
- jurisdiction
- federal_nationwide
- publication status
- published_united_states_reports
- precedential status
- binding
- decision or issuance date
- 2010-06-17
- subsequent history
- Official source reviewed through 2026-08-25.
- negative treatment status
- Official primary sources checked through 2026-08-25; comprehensive commercial citator not run.
- material limitations
- Use only for the bounded propositions in the linked canonical module.
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Linked modules
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