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Vermont v. Brillon | |
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Argued January 13, 2009 Decided March 9, 2009 | |
Full case name | Vermont v. Michael Brillon |
Docket no. | 08-88 |
Citations | 556 U.S. 81 ( more ) 129 S. Ct. 1283 |
Holding | |
Delay caused by appointed counsel attributed to the defense, rather than the government, under the Speedy Trial Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Ginsburg, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, and Alito |
Dissent | Breyer, joined by Stevens |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Constitution Amend. VI |
Vermont v. Brillon, 556 U.S. 81 (2009), decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held that trial delay caused by a criminal defendant's public defender should be attributed to the defense, rather than the government, under the Speedy Trial Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. [1] : 219–220