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''Betterman v. Montana'', 578 U.S. 437 (2016), was a
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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.


Background

Brandon T. Betterman was charged with an assault on a family member in 2011, but failed to show up at a Montana court room.No Right to Speedy Sentencing, Justices Rule
/ref> In April 2012, Betterman pleaded guilty to jumping bail. He spent 14 months in a county jail in Montana while waiting for his sentence. In the summer of 2013, the judge sentenced him to seven years in prison, with four years suspended. Betterman ultimately appealed his case to the Supreme Court of the United States, where argued that holding him in the county jail for 14 months violated his constitutional rights, because the right to a speedy trial guaranteed under the
Speedy Trial Clause The Speedy Trial Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides, "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial...". The Clause protects the defendant from delay between the p ...
of the Sixth Amendment extended to speedy sentencing.


Opinion of the Court

In a unanimous 8–0 ruling, the
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's decision was upheld.
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wrote the decision in an 11-page opinion.


See also

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