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· 3/12/1920

Mershon v. Barnard

Citations

  • 79 Fla. 253
  • 84 So. 95

How courts have described this case

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  • “A defendant has no duty to bring himself to trial, and the primary burden rests upon the courts and the prosecution to insure that cases are brought to trial.”

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Judges: Browne, Ellis, Taylor, West, Whitfield

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