Federal clemency record
Commutation · January 19, 2017
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Samuel Roberts
Summary
Samuel Roberts, convicted in 1998 in the Eastern District of North Carolina of two counts of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and simple possession of cocaine base, received a commutation of his 360-month sentence on January 19, 2017, from President Barack Obama. Roberts's original sentence also included 96 months of supervised release.
Offense
Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (two counts); simple possession of cocaine base
Eastern District of North Carolina · 1998
Original sentence
360 months imprisonment · 96 months supervised release
Sentenced Eastern District of North Carolina