Legal Opinion
United States v. Pierce
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided February 20, 1970No. 22,031PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court
DARDEN, Judge:
In this case the Court’s concern is with whether the accused was denied his right to a speedy trial.
A special court-martial tried the accused Pierce on November 26, 1968, approximately thirteen months after the end of his absence without leave that lasted approximately fifteen months. Certified defense counsel represented the accused at trial. After a plea of guilty and without defense counsel’s having made an issue of the delay, the court sentenced the accused to a bad-conduct discharge and reduction from pay grade E-4 to pay grade E-3 (no confinement or…
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