Mont v United States_ Supreme Court Rules Pretrial Detention Can Toll Term of Federal Supervised Release

Mont v United States: Supreme Court Rules Pretrial Detention Can Toll Term of Federal Supervised Release

In Mont v United States, 587 U. S. ____ (2019), the U.S. Supreme Court held that pretrial detention tolls a term of federal supervised release if a court credits that period of pretrial detention toward a sentence for a new conviction. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg joined the Court’s conservative block in the 5-4 decision.