Federal clemency record
Commutation · March 31, 2015
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Lionel Ray Hairston
Summary
Lionel Ray Hairston was convicted in 1999 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia of three counts of distribution of cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. §841(a)(1), for which he received a sentence of 262 months imprisonment and 96 months supervised release. President Barack Obama commuted his sentence on March 31, 2015.
Offense
Distribution of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §841(a)(1) (three counts)
Western Virginia · 1999
- Offense — Distribution of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §841(a)(1) (three counts) (21 U.S.C. §841(a)(1) (three counts))
Original sentence
262 months imprisonment · 96 months supervised release
Sentenced Western Virginia