Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Michael Thomas Potts
Granted January 17, 2017 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
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Michael Thomas Potts was convicted in 1998 in the Middle District of North Carolina of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base. He was sentenced to 360 months imprisonment followed by 96 months of supervised release. On January 17, 2017, President Barack Obama granted Potts a commutation of sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base
Middle District of North Carolina · 1998
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
360 months imprisonment · 96 months supervised release
Sentenced Middle District of North Carolina
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