United States v. Tinklenberg, No. 09-1498; U.S. Supreme Court; opinion by Breyer, J.; partial concurrence by Scalia, J.; decided May 26, 2011. On certiorari to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
The Speedy Trial Act of 1974 provides, inter alia, that in “any case in which a plea of not guilty is entered, the trial … shall commence within seventy days” after the arraignment, 18 U.S.C. § 3161(c)(1), but lists a number of exclusions from the 70-day period, including “delay resulting from any pretrial motion, from the filing of the motion through the conclusion of the hearing on, or other prompt disposition of, such motion,” § 3161(h)(1)(D).
