Federal clemency record
Commutation · December 19, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Mark David Turner
Summary
Mark David Turner, convicted in 2002 in the Middle District of Alabama of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, pseudoephedrine possession, and firearms offenses during drug trafficking, received a commutation of his 481-month sentence on December 19, 2016, from President Barack Obama. The commutation reduced his term of imprisonment while leaving his 60-month supervised release requirement intact.
Offense
Conspiracy to manufacture, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine; possession of pseudoephedrine (precursor chemical) knowing and having reasonable cause to believe that the pseudoephedrine would be used to manufacture five grams or more of methamphetamine (two counts); using and carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking offense (two counts); possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; manufacture and possess with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine (two counts)
Middle District of Alabama · 2002
Original sentence
481 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release
Sentenced Middle District of Alabama