United States v. Horace Edward Hollis

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• \[I]n habeas cases the general rule is that the petitioner himself bears the burden of proving that his conviction is illegal.\
• “[I]n habeas case the general rule is that the petitioner himself bears the burden of proving that his conviction is illegal.”
• held that even though there was evidence in the record to support district court's finding that defendant was competent at time plea was entered, case remanded \for we conclude that the court erred in placing on (defendant) the burden of proving competence\
• held that even though there was evidence in the record to support district court’s finding that defendant was competent at time plea was entered, case remanded “for we conclude that the court erred in placing on [defendant] the burden of proving competence”

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