I would take the side that the Constitution would come in to play with the defendant having the right to a speedy trial unless the defendant waives that right. The Governor cannot waive that right for him. Your post is highly interesting, and I wonder if they will try to bring Coumo's XO up regarding a criminal trial. If they do though, they will then have to show instances where this happened. In crime ridden New York where the criminals are beloved, it might be the case that the New York DA would NOT rely on the XO so as to deliberately run out the clock on New York's privileged felons.
“I would take the side that the Constitution would come in to play with the defendant having the right to a speedy trial unless the defendant waives that right.”
So the issue of speedy trial comes after a defendant is charged. It doesn’t have anything to do with statutes of limitation.