As ruled by the Supreme Court in "United States v. Wilson" (1833), the pardon could be rejected by the convict. Then, in "Burdick v. United States" (1915), the court specifically said, "Circumstances may be made to bring innocence under the penalties of the law. If so brought, escape by confession of guilt implied in the acceptance of a pardon may be rejected, preferring to be the victim of the law rather than its acknowledged transgressor, preferring death even to such certain infamy."