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2007-01-31 |
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| The earliest rulings of the Court on speedy trial were rendered in Conde v. Judge of First Instance,[2] Conde v. Rivera, et al.,[3] and People v. Castañeda.[4] These cases held that accused persons are guaranteed a speedy trial by the Bill of Rights and that such right is denied when an accused person, through the vacillation and procrastination of prosecuting officers, is forced to wait many months for trial. Specifically in Castañeda, the Court called on courts to be the last to set an example of delay and oppression in the administration of justice and it is the moral and legal obligation of the courts to see to it that the criminal proceedings against the accused come to an end and that they be immediately discharged from the custody of the law. | |||||