--- title: "United States v. Caillier" citation: "79 F.4th 506 (5th Cir. 2023)" authority_id: "AUTH-CA5-CAILLIER-79-F4TH-506" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_fifth_circuit" precedential_status: "binding_in_ca5" official_url: "https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/22/22-30383-CR0.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-CA5-CAILLIER-79-F4TH-506/" 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. Caillier ## Holdings used - Changed circumstances are not a jurisdictional prerequisite to § 3583(e)(2) condition modification, while illegality alone is not an enumerated ground that can itself support modification. ## Material limitation Binding only in the Fifth Circuit and only for the bounded procedural postures in the linked claims. Official published opinion reviewed. A statutory purpose such as deterrence or public safety may support modification even when an invalid condition prompted review; § 3583(e)(2) does not replace direct or collateral review of legality. A comprehensive commercial citator was not run. ## Official source and pinpoints 79 F.4th 506 (5th Cir. 2023), 79 F.4th 509–12: ## Linked claims - `CLM-CIR5-005` ## Used in - [Fifth Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/fifth-circuit.md)