---
title: "Pepper v. United States"
citation: "562 U.S. 476 (2011)"
authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-PEPPER-562-US-476"
authority_type: "case"
jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide"
precedential_status: "binding"
official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-562/pdf/USREPORTS-562-476.pdf"
url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-PEPPER-562-US-476/"
legal_review: "2026-08-25"
links_checked: "2026-10-15"
links_available: 1
links_checked_count: 1
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# Pepper v. United States

## Holding or rule used

Postsentencing rehabilitation may be considered at a full resentencing after sentence vacatur.

## 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

562 U.S. 476 (2011), 562 U.S. 481, 490–93: <https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-562/pdf/USREPORTS-562-476.pdf>


## Used in

- [Presentence Investigation, Guidelines, and Sentencing Hearing](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/40-sentencing/presentence-guidelines-and-sentencing-hearing.md)
