United States v. Powell

Opinion of the Court

WISS, Judge.

In this appeal by the Government under Article 62, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 862 (1983), which the court below denied, we are asked pursuant to a certificate for review filed by the Judge Advocate General under Article 67(a)(2), UCMJ, 10 USC § 867(a)(2) (1989), to decide whether the military judge and the Court of Military Review were correct in concluding that Powell was denied his right to speedy trial within the meaning of RCM 707, Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1984. We hold that they were not correct. See United States v.…