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Can you pardon someone if they haven’t been convicted (or indicted) for a crime yet?
Yes, Carter did it.
Didn’t Biden basically issue a preemptive blanket pardon for people (his son, maybe?) before he left office?
I believe they can pardon someone for past crimes that haven’t been charged or convicted, but not for future crimes.
That sounds stupid.
Is “double jeopardy” a thing or just a movie? And can that apply if they were pre-pardoned for a crime they weren’t charged with yet?
It is a thing. It means they can’t keep putting you on trial for the same crime over and over again.
Like if they have a trial and a jury finds you innocent, the same court/prosecutors can’t keep trying over and over you until they get a jury that does what they want.
Didn’t watch the movie but depends on the law. If you break a law, say murder. It can be charged at both a state and federal level. So if you are pardoned by the federal government, you can still get life in prison or the death penalty by a state
Ah, forgot about getting charged at different levels.
Yeah, I don’t believe every state allows it, but some do.
A good example is Ted Bundy, murdered 30+, maybe 100 people across at least 6 states. No federal charges were brought. He was arrested in Florida and faced charges in only 2 States I believe. He received so many convictions and the death penalty in Florida so I think the Feds and other states figured why bother, it will just cost more money and drag it out. (Think he has charges in Utah)