[Rider on the Rain]

I don’t think the president can pardon someone convicted by a state court.

[submarinerswife]

I don’t think the president can pardon someone convicted by a state court.

I really hope you are right!

It will be someone that has a huge following with the hippie, liberal college professor/student crowd.

Change my prediction to: Leonard Peltier

[only1percent]

That’s right - no pardon for Mumia except from the Gov of Pennsylvania.

[only1percent]

That’s right - no pardon for Mumia except from the Gov of Pennsylvania.

[Gay State Conservative]

I don’t think the president can pardon someone convicted by a state court.

Federal courts can,and do,reverse convictions handed down in state courts so one might expect that the Federal Executive,the President,can *pardon* such people.The reverse,however,clearly isn't true...a Governor cannot pardon someone convicted in a Federal court.I suppose I could be wrong...I'm certainly not a lawyer.I didn't even stay in a Holiday Inn last night.