United States v. Private E1 CARLOS A. GONZALES-GOMEZ

Judge WOLFE

concurring:

I join the majority opinion fully in all but one aspect. I would find that the unreasonable and unexplained delay in this case constituted a violation of the due process rights of appellant. Mthough adequately stated by the majority, the facts bear repeating.

It took 180 days after authentication to mail the case to appellant. An administrative task that should take at most a few hours instead took six months. It took 190 days after authentication to draft a two-page, routine legal memorandum.

These delays reflect a lack of leadership, not resources. It is' carelessness so…