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· 4/5/1985

State v. Bowring

Citations

  • 490 A.2d 667
  • 1985 Me. LEXIS 681

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • allowing dismissal of a criminal case under Maine law “when the party bringing the action fails to prosecute it diligently”
  • \A court should exercise its inherent power to dismiss only when the party bringing the action has .failed to fulfill its duty to the court\
  • \A court should exercise its inherent power to dismiss only when the party bringing the action has fc'liled to fulfill its duty to the court\

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Judges: McKusick, Nichols, Roberts, Wathen, Glassman, Scolnik

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