United States v. Hill

OPINION OF THE COURT

CLAUSE, Senior Judge:

Contrary to his pleas, appellant was convicted of two specifications of robbery and one specification of aggravated assault in violation of Articles 122 and 128, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. §§ 928 and 922, respectively.

*951There are several errors assigned by appellant which merit discussion.

Speedy Trial

In his first assigned error, appellant alleges, as he did at trial, a violation of the rule of United States v. Burton, 21 U.S.C. M.A. 112, 44 C.M.R. 166 (1971) in that he was not brought to trial until after 177 days of pretrial…