United States v. Przybycien

Opinion of the Court

Quinn, Chief Judge:

Almost three years after he absented himself without authority from his Marine Corps unit at Camp Le-jeune, North Carolina, the accused was apprehended in Chicago, Illinois, by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He was transferred to Camp Lejeune and brought to trial on a charge of desertion under Article 85, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 885, and found guilty as charged.

At trial, the accused moved, as he had previously before the convening authority, to dismiss the charge on the ground he had been deprived of a speedy trial. The…