Federal clemency record
Commutation · December 19, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Clinton Stanley Matthews
Summary
Clinton Stanley Matthews was granted a commutation by President Barack Obama on December 19, 2016, for convictions in the Eastern District of Virginia involving conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, cocaine base, and heroin, along with related distribution and possession charges. Matthews had been convicted in 1993 and originally sentenced to a term that included 60 months of supervised release.
Offense
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, cocaine base and heroin; distribute a mixture or substance containing cocaine base; possess with intent to distribute cocaine (five counts); possess with intent to distribute heroin
Eastern District of Virginia · 1993
Original sentence
60 months supervised release
Sentenced Eastern District of Virginia