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DILLON v. U.S.

No. 09-6338.

130 S.Ct. 2683 (2010)

560 U.S. 817

Percy DILLON, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 17, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa B. Freeland, Pittsburgh, PA, for Petitioner.

Leondra R. Kruger, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Lisa B. Freeland, Federal Public Defender, Renee D. Pietropaolo, Assistant Federal, Public Defender, Michael J. Novara, First Assistant Federal Public Defender, Peter R. Moyers, Pittsburgh, PA, for Petitioner.

Elena Kagan, Solicitor General, Lanny A. Breuer, Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General, Leondra R. Kruger, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Deborah Watson, Attorney Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Justice SOTOMAYOR delivered the opinion of the Court.

A federal court generally "may not modify a term of imprisonment once it has been imposed." 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c). Congress has provided an exception to that rule "in the case of a defendant who has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment based on a sentencing range that has subsequently been lowered by the Sentencing Commission." § 3582(c)(2). In those circumstances, § 3582(c)(2) authorizes a court...

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