AL · rules
Ala. R. Crim. P. 32.3
Burden of proof
The petitioner shall have the burden of pleading and proving by a
preponderance of the evidence the facts necessary to entitle the petitioner to relief.
The state shall have the burden of pleading any ground of preclusion, but once a
ground of preclusion has been pleaded, the petitioner shall have the burden of
disproving its existence by a preponderance of the evidence.
Provenance
- Source
- judicial.alabama.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-15
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