Vermont v. Brillon

Vermont v. Brillon
Supreme Court of the United States
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
Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices John P. Stevens · Antonin Scalia Anthony Kennedy · David Souter Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
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}

• Barker v. Wingo (1972)

• Text of Vermont v. Brillon, 556 U.S. 81 (2009) is available from: CourtListener Google Scholar Justia Oyez (oral argument audio)