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]