Practice question
A continuance under Section 3(f) is justified solely by congestion of the court calendar. May that reason alone support the exclusion in the accused’s dismissal calculation?
- No; Section 4 expressly prohibits that ground for this continuance.
- Yes, congestion automatically overrides the prohibition.
- Yes, every crowded calendar is an unlimited ends-of-justice finding.
- Yes, the accused must personally clear the court’s docket first.
- Yes, a busy judge may repeal Section 4 orally.
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rules 115-116 and 118-119, specifically the provisions discussed: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
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