United States v. Santiago

LEO, Chief Judge:

This case is before us as an interlocutory appeal by the Government, filed pursuant to Article 62, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 862 and Rule for Courts-Martial 908, Manual for Courts-Martial, United States (2000 ed.). Initially, we must determine whether the Government provided timely notice of its intent to appeal the military judge’s ruling on the appellate issues presently before us.1 After reviewing the *611record, we conclude that the issues now before us were addressed in earlier rulings of the military judge, that the Government failed to pursue a timely…