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083698P.pdf   11/12/2009  United States  v.  Edward Whittington
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  08-3698
   U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis   
   [PUBLISHED] [Riley, Author, with Bright and Murphy, Circuit Judges]
   Criminal case - criminal law. The burden is on the defendant to prove,
   by a preponderance of the evidence, that he is not competent to stand
   trial; here, the district court did not err in finding defendant was
   competent to stand trial regardless of whether the burden was on the
   defendant or the government; defendant had both a rational and factual
   understanding of the proceedings and was able to assist in his defense.