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BLOATE v. U.S.

No. 08-728.

130 S.Ct. 1345 (2010)

559 U.S. 196

Taylor James BLOATE, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 8, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark T. Stancil, Washington, DC, for petitioner.

Matthew D. Roberts, Washington, DC, for respondent.

Stephen R. Welby, The Welby Law Firm, LLC, St. Louis, MO, Daniel R. Ortiz, University of Virginia School of Law, Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, Charlottesville, VA, Mark T. Stancil, Counsel of Record, Brian A. Pérez-Daple, Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP, Washington, DC, David T. Goldberg, Donahue & Goldberg LLP, New York, NY, for petitioner.

Elena Kagan, Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Lanny A. Breuer, Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General, Matthew D. Roberts, Assistant to the Solicitor General, David E. Hollar, Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for United States.

Justice THOMAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Speedy Trial Act of 1974 (Speedy Trial Act or Act), 18 U.S.C. § 3161 et seq., requires that a criminal defendant's trial commence within 70 days after he is charged or makes an initial appearance, whichever is later, see § 3161(c)(1), and entitles him to dismissal of the charges if that deadline is not met, § 3162(a)(2). The Act, however, excludes from the 70-day period delays due to certain...

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