United States v. Dowty

Opinion of the Court

EFFRON, Judge:

In an appeal under Article 62(a)(1), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 862(a)(1) (1983), the Government asked the Court of Criminal Appeals to review a ruling of the military judge at appellant’s general court-martial that the statute of limitations in Article 43(b)(1), UCMJ, 10 USC § 843(b)(1), barred appellant’s prosecution on 12 of the 16 specifications alleging false official statements, larceny, forgery, and false claims against the United States, see Arts. 107, 121, 123, and 132, UCMJ, 10 USC §§ 907, 921, 923, and 932, respectively. On May 6,…