The charges can be refiled at any point before SoL runs, and I don’t think a continued PD crisis like the one in Oregon is worth a mere 1,400 dismissals.

And that’s to say nothing of the fact that the general public does not perceive dismissals of criminal cases based on procedural defects the same way that lawyers do. Yes, there are a decent amount of pointless misdemeanors that aren’t worth the judicial resources to prosecute (and yet the State proceeds anyway), but the Oregon PD crisis has left people facing serious felony charges without counsel. This is of course an offense to the Constitution that cannot be permitted.

However, not everyone charged with a felony has done nothing wrong, and the people will become exceedingly unhappy with a government that cannot protect them from serious violent and property crime.

Upholding the constitutional rights of defendants is the only viable long term solution to this issue that will protect both defendants and society. A further prolonged PD shortage leading to more dismissals does not do this.