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UNITED STATES v. WILSON

No. 90-1745.

503 U.S. 329 (1992)

UNITED STATES v. WILSON

United States Supreme Court.

Decided March 24, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy L. Wax argued the cause for the United States. With her on the briefs were Solicitor General Starr, Assistant Attorney General Mueller, Deputy Solicitor General Bryson, and Joel M. Gershowitz.

Henry A. Martin, by appointment of the Court, 502 U.S. 936, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Deborah S. Swettenam and Alan Morrison.

Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Blackmun, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, and Souter, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which White, J., joined, p. 337.

Justice Thomas, delivered the opinion of the Court.

A defendant convicted of a federal crime has a right under 18 U. S. C. § 3585(b) to receive credit for certain time spent in official detention before his sentence begins. In this case, we must decide whether the District Court calculates the credit at the time of sentencing or whether the Attorney General computes it after the defendant has begun to serve his sentence.

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