---
title: "Hughes v. United States"
citation: "Hughes v. United States, 584 U.S. 675 (2018)"
authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-HUGHES-584-US-675"
authority_type: "case"
jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide"
precedential_status: "binding"
official_url: "https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/584us2r43_llh1.pdf"
url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-HUGHES-584-US-675/"
legal_review: "2026-08-25"
links_checked: "2026-10-15"
links_available: 1
links_checked_count: 1
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# Hughes v. United States

## Proposition supported

A Rule 11(c)(1)(C) sentence is based on the guideline range for § 3582(c)(2) when the range was part of the framework the court relied on in imposing sentence or accepting the agreement.

## Material limitation

The actual sentencing record may show that a range played no relevant part; Type-C status alone neither establishes nor defeats eligibility.

## Official source

<https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/584us2r43_llh1.pdf>


## Used in

- [18 U.S.C. § 3582 — Sentence-Modification Remedy Router](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/70-sentence-modification/section-3582-remedy-router.md)
- [Rules 35 and 36 — Sentence Correction, Assistance, Record Error, and Appeals](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/70-sentence-modification/rules-35-36-and-modification-appeals.md)