Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Tinklenberg
May 26, 2011131 S. Ct. 2007
Summary
The Court held that the Speedy Trial Act's exclusion for pretrial motions applies automatically upon filing regardless of whether they actually caused trial delay, and that the exclusion for transportation includes weekends and holidays in its 10-day limit. Although the Court disagreed with the Sixth Circuit's statutory interpretations on both points, the errors canceled each other out so the result that the Act was violated was affirmed. Justice Scalia concurred in part and in the judgment, emphasizing the text clearly supports the automatic exclusion.