Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the public-law appeal against an allegedly unjustified delay in the cantonal criminal appeal proceedings was admissible.
Decisione estratta
Yes. A refusal or unjustified delay to decide by the final cantonal authority is treated as a decision and may be challenged by public-law appeal; the appellant had standing as the author of the pending appeal.
Motivazione estratta
The Court held that inactivity of the competent cantonal authority is reviewable as a decision, and the appellant was directly affected by the delay in his own appeal.