United States v. Williams

DECISION

LEONARD, Judge:

Appellant asserts two errors for our consideration. We find limited merit in one and no merit in the other.

In the asserted error of limited merit, appellant maintains that the military judge should have granted him 65 days of additional credit for pretrial confinement under R.C.M. 305(k). At his trial, appellant asserted such credit was due because of two noncompliances with the requirements of R.C.M. 305.

First, appellant asserts that the military magistrate who conducted his pretrial confinement hearing did not properly apply the standards set out in R.C.M.…