Commutation · December 19, 2016

Summary

Maurice Davon Cawthon was granted a commutation of sentence by President Barack Obama on December 19, 2016, for offenses including possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base, possession of a shotgun in relation to a drug trafficking offense, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of an unregistered firearm with an overall length of less than 26 inches in the Northern District of Florida. Cawthon was convicted in 2004 and had been sentenced to 240 months imprisonment with 96 months supervised release.