United States v. Nash

Opinion of the Court

Appellant was convicted of four specifications of unauthorized absence and one specification of larceny, in violation of Articles 86 and 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 886 and 921, respectively. We granted review to determine whether the appellant was denied a speedy trial.

The parties stipulated that the appellant’s last period of unauthorized absence terminated on January 21, 1975, when he surrendered to the Shore Patrol in San Diego, California. Appellant was confined by the Shore Patrol on January 21 and 22, and was subsequently returned to the…