Federal clemency record
Commutation · December 19, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to George Ralph Ellis
Summary
George Ralph Ellis received a commutation of sentence on December 19, 2016, from President Barack Obama for convictions in the Northern District of Alabama in 2005 involving possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of cocaine base, and carrying a firearm during and in relation to drug trafficking. Ellis's original sentence of 180 months imprisonment with 60 months supervised release was reduced by the commutation.
Offense
Possession with intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing marijuana; carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime; possession with intent to distribute fifty (50) grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base
Northern District of Alabama · 2005
Original sentence
180 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release
Sentenced Northern District of Alabama