--- title: "Holguin-Hernandez v. United States" citation: "589 U.S. 169 (2020)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-HOLGUIN-HERNANDEZ-589-US-169" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/18-7739_9q7h.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-HOLGUIN-HERNANDEZ-589-US-169/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Holguin-Hernandez v. United States ## Holding or rule used Requesting a shorter sentence preserves substantive unreasonableness but not necessarily distinct procedural error. ## Material limitation Use only for the bounded proposition in the linked canonical module; offense-specific, record-specific, circuit-specific, later-proceeding, and negative-treatment questions remain separate where identified. ## Official source and pinpoints 589 U.S. 169 (2020), 589 U.S. 173–75: ## Used in - [Presentence Investigation, Guidelines, and Sentencing Hearing](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/40-sentencing/presentence-guidelines-and-sentencing-hearing.md) - [Supervised Release, Judgment, and Sentence Correction](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/40-sentencing/supervised-release-judgment-and-correction.md)