What is the government's burden to prove the absence of the heat of passion beyond a reasonable doubt?
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The following excerpt is from United States v. Walters, 17-3972 (2nd Cir. 2019):
is the government's burden to prove the absence of the heat of passion beyond a reasonable doubt. See Mullaney v. Wilbur, 421 U.S. 684, 697-98, 704 (1975).
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