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The government argues it does."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 18-30","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-8995_bq7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 18-30"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 16-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-8995_bq7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 16-7"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on February 26, 2019."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 8-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-8995_bq7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 8-15"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["the side that brought the case wants the detention excluded from the sentence term.","The government wants the detention included in the sentence term."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 18-30","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-8995_bq7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 18-30"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 16-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-8995_bq7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 16-7"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["the side that brought the case argues the statute uses plain, ordinary words.","The government argues the detention connects to the conviction."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 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It determines whether pretrial time reduces the remaining sentence. It affects how judges credit time served for new crimes."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 18-30","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-8995_bq7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 18-30"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 16-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-8995_bq7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 16-7"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 32-34","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-8995_bq7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 32-34"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 8-16","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-8995_bq7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 8-16"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 6-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-8995_bq7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 6-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 8-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-8995_bq7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 8-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 21-22","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-8995_bq7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 21-22"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 8-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-8995_bq7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 8-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 15-20","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-8995_bq7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 15-20"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 7-12","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-8995_bq7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 7-12"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 12-22","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-8995_bq7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 12-22"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 32-12","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-8995_bq7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 32-12"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 28-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-8995_bq7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 28-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 33-8","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-8995_bq7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 33-8"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 15-20","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-8995_bq7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 15-20"}]}],"slug":"2018-17-8995-mont-v-united-states","term":"2018","title":"Does pretrial detention count as serving a federal sentence?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 18-30","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-8995_bq7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 18-30"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 16-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-8995_bq7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 16-7"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}