United States v. McElyea

OPINION OF THE COURT

RABY, Senior Judge:

Appellant asserts that the military judge erred in denying an alleged defense motion to dismiss for lack of speedy trial. We disagree.

Appellant was timely brought to trial about 56 days after charges were preferred against him, 118 days after he was placed in administrative restriction and 119 days from the date of his apprehension by agents of the local Criminal Investigation Command Office. We are satisfied that the government did not violate Rule for Courts-Martial [hereinafter cited as RCM] 707(a).

We are further convinced, based on our examination of…