In the case of ______, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the burden of proof in determining competency lies with the defendant.

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In Medina v. California (1992), the United States Supreme Court ruled that the burden of proving incompetence to stand trial lies with the defendant, not with the prosecution. This decision established that it does not violate due process for a state to require the defendant to prove incompetence to stand trial.

In the Case of ______, the United States Supreme Court