[Magdalen] Pardons

[Rick Mashburn]

Good point, Eleanor. I didn't think of that.

Is the pardon general or does it have to cover specific crimes? So, if the
pardon covered three things but then four more were discovered, they could
still be prosecuted for the four, right?

Thanks,  Rick

On Jul 22, 2017 2:24 PM, "Eleanor Braun" <eleanor.braun at gmail.com> wrote:

> When Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon, he had not been indicted or
> convicted.
>
> Eleanor
>
> On Sat, Jul 22, 2017 at 2:40 PM, Rick Mashburn <ricklmashburn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Maybe I just don't understand but can someone be pardoned before they are
> > convicted? Seems to me they would need to establish guilt first
> > but...IANAL!
> >
> > Peace,  Rick
> >
>