• snooggums@midwest.social
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    5 months ago

    He is and always will be a convicted felon from the moment is is convicted unless he is pardoned.

    He will only be a convict whle is is serving his sentence.

    If he lives long enough to finish his sentence he won’t be a convict anymore, but will still be a convicted felon.

    • Pete Hahnloser@beehaw.org
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      5 months ago

      I’m glad the feds dropped this case and New York picked it up for the simple reason that a pardon could only come from the New York governor. It’s not in the president’s power to pardon state convictions, which may be important going forward.

    • Revan343@lemmy.ca
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      5 months ago

      He would no longer be a convicted felon if the conviction was overturned on appeal, but that unlikely scenario is the only future where he isn’t a convicted felon