--- title: "Setser v. United States" citation: "566 U.S. 231 (2012)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-SETSER-566-US-231" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-566/pdf/USREPORTS-566-231.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-SETSER-566-US-231/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Setser v. United States ## Holding or rule used A federal court may order a sentence concurrent with or consecutive to an anticipated state sentence, with BOP administration and review for later implementation disputes. ## Material limitation Use only for the bounded proposition and limitations in the linked canonical modules. Individual custody, computation, program, placement, administrative, circuit, and remedy facts remain separate. ## Official source and pinpoints 566 U.S. 231 (2012), 566 U.S. 236–44: ## Used in - [BOP Designation, Sentence Commencement, Aggregation, and Prior-Custody Credit](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/80-sentence-execution-and-bop/designation-sentence-computation-and-prior-custody-credit.md)