--- title: "United States v. Tinklenberg" citation: "United States v. Tinklenberg, 563 U.S. 647 (2011)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-TINKLENBERG-563-US-647" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-563/pdf/USREPORTS-563-647.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-TINKLENBERG-563-US-647/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # United States v. Tinklenberg ## Holding used The pretrial-motion exclusion does not require proof that the motion actually delayed trial. ## Material limitation The filing, hearing, prompt-disposition, advisement, and overlapping-exclusion dates must be established. ## Official source and pinpoints 563 U.S. 647, 650, 655–60 (2011): ## Used in - [Competency, Insanity Procedure, and Speedy Trial](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/20-pretrial/competency-insanity-and-speedy-trial.md)