Commutation · December 19, 2016

Summary

Michael Dwayne Holmes received a commutation of his sentence on December 19, 2016, from President Barack Obama for offenses including conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (four counts), use of a communication facility to commit a controlled substance offense, distribution of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school, and establishment of a place for the manufacture and distribution of a controlled substance (two counts) in the Eastern District of Texas. Holmes was convicted in 1998 and had originally been sentenced to 96 months supervised release.