· 1/10/2007
United States v. Cossio
Citations
- 64 M.J. 254
- 2007 CAAF LEXIS 8
- 2007 WL 79064
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a 117-day period of pretrial confinement triggered a full Article 10 inquiry
- accepting military judge’s finding that there was “‘no evidence’” that the defendant’s “‘anxiety and concern’ has exceeded the norm’”
- “[T]he Gov- ernment has the right (if not the obligation) to thoroughly investigate a case before proceeding to trial.”
- “Mil- itary judges must be careful to restrict findings of fact to things, events, deeds or circumstances that ‘actually exist’ as distinguished from ‘legal effect, conse- quences, or interpretation.’”
- facts showed no prejudice beyond that inherent in sitting in pretrial confinement
- finding 117-day delay facially unreason- able
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Judges: Erdmann, Stucky, Ryan
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