How have the courts treated prejudice in the context of a claim that the burden of proving a defendant's sanity is on the public?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States ex rel. Marcelin v. Mancusi, 462 F.2d 36 (2nd Cir. 1972):
The consideration of prejudice in the instant case of course is implicit in our discussion, p. 43, supra, of petitioner's claim that under New York law the burden is on the people to prove a defendant's sanity beyond a reasonable doubt. People v. Kelly, supra.
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