2005
United
States v. Mizgala, 61 M.J. 122 (courts have uniformly held that a
guilty
plea constitutes a waiver of an accused’s rights under the Speedy Trial
Act;
however, the Speedy Trial Act does not apply to offenses under the
UCMJ).
2003
United
States v. Brevard, 58 MJ 124 (where the Government
had a
reasonable, good faith belief under United States v. Melanson,
53 M.J. 1
(C.A.A.F. 2000) (holding that a final accounting of pay is a condition
precedent
to a lawful discharge) that appellant had not been lawfully or
fraudulently
discharged when it decided to proceed initially on the underlying
charges
rather than on the issue of fraudulent separation, it acted with
reasonable
diligence for speedy trial purposes).
1999