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		cyberax 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ross Ulbricht granted a full pardon > Under our system that means he should be considered innocent of it. Nope. This doesn't mean anything, and the charges can be picked up again. Oh wait, no. He was pardoned completely.

theodric 6 months ago [–]

No no no, even absent a pardon, because those charges were dismissed with prejudice. That means they cannot be brought again.

cyberax 6 months ago | [–]

Ah, thanks. I thought they were dismissed without prejudice. Thanks for the correction.

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