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· 5/8/2024

State of Iowa v. John Robert West

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  • holding that an unconditional guilty plea that results in a finding of guilty waives a speedy trial claim under the Sixth Amendment, R.C.M. 707, and also waives a non-litigated speedy trial claim based on Article 10, UCMJ
  • holding an unconditional plea of guilty waives any speedy trial issues under the Sixth Amendment and RCM 707
  • holding an appellant who alleges ineffective assistance of counsel “must surmount a very high hurdle,” to include “sat- isfy[ing] the prejudice prong of Strickland” (citations omitted)
  • analyzing only Article 10, UCMJ, waiver because “Appellant’s unconditional guilty plea waived his speedy trial rights under R.C.M. 707 and the Sixth Amendment”
  • “[O]nce charges are dismissed, absent a subterfuge, the speedy-trial clock is restarted.” (alter- ation in original) (quoting United States v. Anderson, 50 M.J. 447, 448 (C.A.A.F. 1999))

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