| Betterman v. Montana | |
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| Argued March 28, 2016 Decided May 19, 2016 | |
| Full case name | Brandon Thomas Betterman, Petitioner v. Montana |
| Docket no. | 14-1457 |
| Citations | 578 U.S. 437 (more) 136 S. Ct. 1609; 194 L. Ed. 2d 723 |
| Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
| Case history | |
| Prior | State v. Betterman, 2015 MT 39, 378 Mont. 182, 342 P.3d 971; cert. granted, 136 S. Ct. 582 (2015). |
| Holding | |
| "The Sixth Amendment's speedy trial guarantee does not apply once a defendant has been found guilty at trial or has pleaded guilty to criminal charges." | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Ginsburg, joined by unanimous |
| Concurrence | Thomas, joined by Alito |
| Concurrence | Sotomayor |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. VI | |
Betterman v. Montana, 578 U.S. 437 (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case which held that the right to a speedy trial does not guarantee the right to speedy sentencing. It was decided on May 19, 2016.[1]
- ^ "Supreme Court Rules Right to Speedy Trial Ends at Guilty Verdict (Published 2016)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 25, 2022.