--- title: "United States v. Begay" citation: "631 F.3d 1168 (10th Cir. 2011)" authority_id: "AUTH-CA10-BEGAY-631-F3D-1168" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_tenth_circuit" precedential_status: "binding_in_ca10" official_url: "https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/sites/ca10/files/opinions/01018581211.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-CA10-BEGAY-631-F3D-1168/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # United States v. Begay ## Holdings used - Section 3583(e)(2) does not require changed circumstances before condition modification; the court must consider the listed factors, follow Rule 32.1, and satisfy the substantive requirements for release conditions. ## Material limitation Binding only in the Tenth Circuit and only for the bounded procedural postures in the linked claims. Official published opinion reviewed. The holding concerns condition modification, not early termination, and retains factor, procedural, and substantive limits. A comprehensive commercial citator was not run. ## Official source and pinpoints 631 F.3d 1168 (10th Cir. 2011), 631 F.3d 1171–73: ## Linked claims - `CLM-CIR10-005` ## Used in - [Tenth Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/tenth-circuit.md)