Federal clemency record
Commutation · April 26, 2022
Granted by Joe Biden (Democratic) to Byron James Miller
Summary
Byron James Miller received a commutation of sentence on April 26, 2022, from President Joe Biden for federal drug trafficking offenses: possession with intent to distribute heroin and heroin possession in federal prison in the Central District of Illinois, and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine and possession with intent to distribute over 500 grams of cocaine in the Eastern District of Missouri. Miller was convicted in 1999 and had been sentenced to 210 months imprisonment with 36 months supervised release.
Offense
1. Possession with intent to distribute heroin; possession of heroin in a federal prison2. Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute "crack" cocaine; possession with intent to distribute in excess of 500 grams of cocaine
1. Central District of Illinois2. Eastern District of Missouri · 1999
Original sentence
210 months imprisonment · 36 months supervised release
Sentenced March 5, 1999 · 1. Central District of Illinois2. Eastern District of Missouri