Practice question
In the reiterated framework, when delay occurs beyond the applicable prescribed period and the right is properly invoked, who bears the burden of justifying that delay?
- The accused’s unrelated neighbor
- Only a private journalist
- The prosecution
- The trial witness’s family
- No one because expiry always ends analysis
Legal references
- People v. Sandiganbayan (Tumang and Colis), G.R. No. 274922, February 17, 2025, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/69832
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