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> pardons can very much apply before conviction or even prosecution Is this really the case? Has this specific situation ever been ruled on by the Supreme Cour
by chrisco255 2y ago
> pardons can very much apply before conviction or even prosecution
Is this really the case? Has this specific situation ever been ruled on by the Supreme Court? Burdick v. U.S. doesn't address "pre-pardons" or blanket pardons. Nixon was never prosecuted or tried.
- Retric 2y agoThe specific situation applied in Burdick. The court ruled they could reject a pardon given before prosecution thus avoiding the need to testify about someone else. It would be a moot point if the pardon was invalid.
- lupire 2y agoTo be clear "they" (who can reject a person) is the recipient of the pardon, not the court. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burdick_v._United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burdick_v._United_States But that's not the relevant part of Burdock for this thread. The relevant part is that an (accepted!) pardon does apply before indictment.
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