Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the constitutional complaint was admissible despite being directed against an interim cantonal decision.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The complaint was admissible in principle because the alleged delay could amount to a denial of justice, but only if the appellant still had a current legal interest.
Extrahierte Begründung
For delay complaints, the Court waives the usual irreparable-harm requirement. However, the appellant had already obtained reinstatement of the appeal period and a favorable decision on the confiscation issue; a separate ruling on the November 1999 request could no longer improve its legal position.