United States v. Jones

Chief Judge GIERKE

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The lower court found excessive post-trial delay, but declined to grant relief because it determined that the delay did not prejudice Appellant and that the sentence was appropriate. Like the lower court, we conclude that the unexplained post-trial delay in this case was unreasonably lengthy. The key issue before this Court is whether the unreasonable post-trial delay prejudiced Appellant as a matter of law. Appellant’s own declaration and declarations from three officials of a potential employer indicate, with various degrees of certainty,…