Supreme Court of the United States
Hughes v. United States
June 4, 2018584 U.S. 675
Summary
The Court held that a sentence imposed under a Federal Rule 11(c)(1)(C) Type‑C plea agreement is “based on” the defendant’s Sentencing Guidelines range when that range informed the court’s decision, and therefore Hughes was eligible for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. §3582(c)(2) after the Guidelines were retroactively lowered. The judgment of the Eleventh Circuit was reversed and remanded.
Holding
- Whether a sentence imposed pursuant to a Type‑C plea agreement is “based on” the defendant’s Sentencing Guidelines range for purposes of §3582(c)(2).. A sentence imposed pursuant to a Type‑C agreement is “based on” the defendant’s Guidelines range so long as that range was part of the framework the district court relied on in imposing the sentence or accepting the agreement.
- Whether Hughes is eligible for a sentence reduction under §3582(c)(2) after the Guidelines range was retroactively lowered.. Hughes is eligible for relief under §3582(c)(2) because his sentence was based on a Guidelines range that was subsequently lowered, and the district court may consider the §3553(a) factors and Commission policy in deciding whether to reduce the sentence.
Docket 17-155
Cited authorities
- CA10
- 21 U.S.C. §§841
- 21 U.S.C. § 851(a)
- 18 U.S.C. §3582
- 18 U.S.C. §3553
- Fed. R. Crim. P. 11(c)(1)(C)
- 18 U.S.C. §3582
- Fed. R. Crim. P. 11(c)(1)(C)