United States v. Baca

OPINION OF THE COURT

COOK, Senior Judge:

The appellant alleges here, as he did at the trial level, that the military was es-topped from trying him for his crimes because it had failed to comply with the provisions of paragraph 2 — 4a, AR 635-200.1

The referenced paragraph reads:

“A member may be retained beyond the expiration of his term of service by a general court-martial convening authority, or his designee, when an investigation of his conduct has been initiated with a view to trial by court-martial; charges have been preferred; or the member has been apprehended, arrested, confined or…