United States v. Adams

WAGNER, Senior Judge:

The appellant was convicted, pursuant to mixed pleas, by officer and enlisted members sitting as a general court-martial, of unauthorized absence, dereliction of duty, and five specifications of wrongful appropriation.1 The members sentenced the appellant to confinement for 18 months, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, reduction to pay grade E-l, and a bad-conduct discharge. The convening authority approved the sentence as adjudged. *554The appellant claims, in his sole assignment of error, that he was denied speedy post-trial processing of his court-martial when it took…