Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Derrick Lewis Bynum
Granted August 30, 2016 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
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Derrick Lewis Bynum was convicted in the District of Maryland in 2006 of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances (21 U.S.C. § 846), three counts of use of a communications device to facilitate narcotics trafficking (21 U.S.C. § 843(b)), two counts of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)), possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)), and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)). He was sentenced to 300 months imprisonment followed by 120 months of supervised release. On August 30, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Bynum a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, 21 U.S.C. § 846; use of a communications device to facilitate narcotics trafficking (three counts), 21 U.S.C. § 843(b); possession with intent to distribute controlled substances (two counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a); possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c); possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)
District of Maryland · 2006
Offense
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
Offense
use of a communications device to facilitate narcotics trafficking (three counts), 21 U.S.C. § 843(b) (21 U.S.C. § 843(b))
Offense
possession with intent to distribute controlled substances (two counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a))
Offense
possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c))
Offense
possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1))
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
300 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release
Sentenced District of Maryland
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