What is the test for delay in deciding whether a criminal case should be brought before a court?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Jeiranian, B227938 (Cal. App. 2012):
"A court may not find negligence by second-guessing how the state allocates its resources or how law enforcement agencies could have investigated a given case. '. . . Thus, the difficulty in allocating scarce prosecutorial resources (as opposed to clearly intentional or negligent conduct) [is] a valid justification for delay. . . .'" (People v.
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