Practice question
Under the Cagang framework reiterated in Tumang and Colis, what is the treatment of fact-finding investigation time before the formal complaint is filed?
- It always proves inordinate delay automatically
- It is excluded from the specified inordinate-delay computation
- It automatically erases every later delay
- It converts the matter into a civil appeal
- It guarantees conviction
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; Cagang guidelines.
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