The Supreme Court has determined that an applicant for relief cannot meet her burden of proof with an inconclusive record of conviction. Notably, this analysis of burdens only applies when the statute is divisible, and the procedural posture of the case involves an application for relief.

The full text of Pereida v. Wilkinson can be found here:

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/19-438_j4el.pdf

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