United States v. Cook

Opinion of the Court

COX, Judge:

This is yet another case requiring us to rule upon whether appellant was deprived of his right to a speedy trial under R.C.M. 707, Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1984. Staff Sergeant Cook was tried at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, by a general court-martial with members, and he contested all the charges. He was convicted of one specification of distribution of 0.936 grams of cocaine, two specifications of larceny by false pretenses, and one specification of presenting a false claim, in vio*213lation of Articles 112a, 121, and 132, Uniform Code of…