Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces May 22, 1998, No. 97-6001; Crim.App. No. 96 1535 (United States v. Dowty)

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Opinion of the Court

EFFRON, Judge:

In an appeal under Article 62(a)(1), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 862(a)(1) (1983), the Government asked the Court of Criminal Appeals to review a ruling of the military judge at appellant’s general court-martial that the statute of limitations in Article 43(b)(1), UCMJ, 10 USC § 843(b)(1), barred appellant’s prosecution on 12 of the