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Bernat vs Sandiganbayan

JAIME T. BERNAT, petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE SANDIGAN-BAYAN (5TH Division) and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES represented by the Special Prosecutors of the Office of the Ombudsman, respondents.

G.R. No. 158018 | 2004-05-20

D E C I S I O N




AZCUNA, J.:

This is a petition for certiorari with application for temporary restraining order, under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court.

Petitioner Jaime T. Bernat raises only one issue for the Court's consideration: Is there a violation of the constitutional prohibition against unreasonable delay in the disposition of a criminal case which stands undecided until now although submitted for decision on August 25, 1994?

The assailed twin resolutions[1] dated February 7, 2003 and April 25, 2003, respectively, of the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division[2] ruled in the negative, finding that there was no inordinate delay in the...