Federal clemency record
Commutation · October 27, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Mark Lamont Byrd
Summary
Mark Lamont Byrd received a commutation of sentence from President Barack Obama on October 27, 2016, reducing his sentence for conviction in the Eastern District of Missouri in 2006 on charges of possession with intent to distribute in excess of five grams of cocaine base, possession of a firearm during and in relation to drug trafficking, and possession with intent to distribute in excess of 50 grams of cocaine base. His original sentence of 180 months imprisonment with 60 months supervised release was commuted.
Offense
Possession with intent to distribute in excess of five grams of cocaine base; possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime; possession with intent to distribute in excess of 50 grams of cocaine base
Eastern District of Missouri · 2006
Original sentence
180 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release
Sentenced Eastern District of Missouri