WisBar Court Review: Missing Transcript Does Not Shift Burden to Prosecution in Collateral Attack on Conviction:

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that a defendant collaterally attacking a prior conviction based on a claimed violation of her right to counsel bears the burden of proving that violation, even where no transcript of the prior trial exists.

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