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Petition of the day

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The petition of the day is:

17-132

Issue: Whether the jury instruction—that the defendant’s actions were “evidence of [the requisite intent] . . . unless there is believable evidence to the contrary”—violated due process by shifting to the defendant the burden of producing “believable evidence” to show that he lacked the requisite intent.

Cases: Lindsey v. Virginia

Recommended Citation: Aurora Barnes, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Aug. 22, 2017, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2017/08/petition-of-the-day-1209/