18 USC § 3557 - Review of a sentence

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title: "18 USC § 3557 - Review of a sentence"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "3557"
section_name: "Review of a sentence"
chapter_number: 227
chapter_name: "SENTENCES"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 212(a)(2), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1991.)"
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# § 3557. Review of a sentence

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

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 212(a)(2), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1991.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of this section, see , set out as a note under .