Rights to Speedy Trial and Speedy Disposition of Cases

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1. Which constitutional right expressly extends to cases before judicial, quasi-judicial and administrative bodies?
2. How does the right to speedy trial differ in scope from the right to speedy disposition of cases?
3. Under the contextual approach reiterated in the June 10, 2026 Marcos decision, is a constitutional delay claim determin…
4. In a criminal case, the accused personally requested several lengthy postponements. The accused then attributes those s…
5. A respondent's deadline to file a counter-affidavit in a COMELEC election-offense investigation has expired. The respon…
6. COMELEC leaves a straightforward election-overspending investigation unresolved for more than six years after the count…
7. Two prosecutions have the same total calendar duration. In Case A, substantial time arose from the accused's documented…
8. Distinguish the right to speedy trial from the right to speedy disposition of cases. A respondent in an administrative …
9. Explain why evaluating a speedy-disposition claim requires more than subtracting the filing date from the decision date…
10. In Sarigumba, COMELEC relied on the missing counter-affidavit and the respondent's failure to follow up to excuse prolo…
11. Under the Cagang framework reiterated in Tumang and Colis, what is the treatment of fact-finding investigation time bef…
12. In the reiterated framework, when delay occurs beyond the applicable prescribed period and the right is properly invoke…