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United States v. Ward

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided May 9, 1975No. 28,781PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Cook, Judge:

The issue presented by this appeal is whether the accused was denied a speedy trial.

The parties agree the accused was placed in pretrial confinement on March 30, 1973. They also agree he was brought to trial on July 31 on all charges outstanding against him, so that the total period of the Government’s accountability for the timeliness of the prosecution was 123 days. If nothing further appeared, the charges would have to be dismissed on motion of the defense on the basis of the presumption that an unexplained delay of that length prejudi-cially violates the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. O'Callahan v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. United States v. BurtonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1971
  3. United States v. SmithUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1962
  4. United States v. MladjenUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1969
  5. United States v. CookUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1969

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. United States v. ReedUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1976
  2. United States v. McClainUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1975
  3. United States v. CherokU.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review · 1984
  4. United States v. FreemanU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1986
  5. United States v. FrostellU.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review · 1982

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