Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102

§3557 Review of a Sentence

Title 18 › PART II — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 227 — SENTENCES › SUBCHAPTER A — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 3557

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

If a court sentence was imposed under section 3551, any review or appeal of that sentence must follow the rules in section 3742.

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Title 18, §3557

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The review of a sentence imposed pursuant to section 3551 is governed by the provisions of section 3742.

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Effective Date

Section effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of this section, see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as a note under section 3551 of this title.

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18 U.S.C. § 3557

Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102