United States v. Miller

OPINION OF THE COURT

LEWIS, Judge:

On 1 June 1979, Sin Suk Choi, a Korean “comfort” girl, was killed by the appellant with whom she lived. The appellant was almost immediately apprehended and, on 2 June, was placed in pretrial confinement in a United States facility on the basis of a United States confinement order predicated upon his flight risk.1 On 14 June, the Republic of Korea notified United States authorities that Korea would exercise its primary jurisdiction over the appellant.2 On 25 June, the Eighth US Army Staff Judge Advocate notified the confinement facility of appellant’s status…