United States v. Dies

KEATING, Judge:

The appellant pled guilty and was convicted of a single specification of wrongful distribution of LSD in violation of Article 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice [UCMJ], 10 U.S.C. § 912a (1994). He was sentenced to confinement for 18 months, forfeiture of $500.00 pay per month for 18 months, reduction to pay grade E-l, and a bad-conduct discharge. The single issue at trial and, due to the conditional nature of the appellant’s plea, before this Court is whether the appellant was denied a speedy trial under Rule for Courts-Martial [R.C.M.] 707. We hold that an after-the-fact…