Federal clemency record
Commutation · December 18, 2015
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to David Padilla
Summary
David Padilla was granted a commutation by President Barack Obama on December 18, 2015, reducing his sentence for convictions in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1997 on charges of conspiracy under 21 U.S.C. § 846, possession with intent to distribute cocaine under 21 U.S.C. § 842(a)(1), and carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking crime under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). Padilla's original sentence of 60 months imprisonment and 120 months supervised release was commuted by the President.
Offense
Conspiracy, 21 U.S.C. § 846; possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 842(a)(1); carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)
Eastern Pennsylvania · 1997
- Offense — Conspiracy, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
- Offense — possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 842(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 842(a)(1))
- Offense — carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c))
Original sentence
60 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release
Sentenced Eastern Pennsylvania