Supreme Court Ruling: Accepting a Pardon is an “Admission of Guilt!”
Supreme Court Ruling: Accepting a Pardon is an “Admission of Guilt!” A Presidential Pardon does not take effect unless the suspect accepts it. That according to a little known, 1915 ruling from the Supreme Court, once accepted, the pardon serves as an “imputation of guilt,” or what’s more commonly known as an admission. Because accepting…