Opinion ID: 30171
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Heading: Government's Burden of Proof

Text: 14 Wilson argues that the district court improperly applied a preponderance standard for the Government's burden of proof at the hearing on remand. We considered and rejected this argument in Wilson's first appeal, holding that the plain language of the statute, 18 U.S.C. § 3292, required the district court to decide by a preponderance of the evidence whether the statute of limitations should be tolled. Wilson I, 249 F.3d at 373. This decision cannot be reexamined either by the district court on remand or by this court in a subsequent appeal pursuant to the law of the case doctrine. United States v. Becerra, 155 F.3d 740, 752 (5th Cir.1998) (quoting Illinois Cent. Gulf R.R. v. Int'l Paper Co., 889 F.2d 536, 539 (5th Cir. 1989)). Therefore, Wilson's argument that the district court should have required the Government to carry a more stringent burden is without merit.