Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Chalmers Lavette Hendricks
Granted December 19, 2016 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
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Chalmers Lavette Hendricks was convicted in the Western District of North Carolina in 1995 of conspiracy to violate narcotic laws involving cocaine, possession and distribution of crack cocaine, and two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon during a drug trafficking crime, as well as possession of firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. He was sentenced to 300 months imprisonment followed by 120 months of supervised release. On December 19, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Hendricks a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to violate narcotic laws (cocaine); possession/distribution cocaine (crack); possession of a firearm by convicted felon during drug trafficking crime; possession of firearm/ammunition by convicted felon (two counts)
Western District of North Carolina · 1995
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
300 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release
Sentenced March 6, 1998 · Western District of North Carolina
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