Commutation · December 19, 2016

Summary

On December 19, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted the sentence of Chalmers Lavette Hendricks, who was convicted in 1995 in the Western District of North Carolina of conspiracy to violate narcotic laws involving cocaine, possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon during drug trafficking, and two counts of possession of firearm or ammunition by a convicted felon. Hendricks had been sentenced to 300 months imprisonment followed by 120 months supervised release. The commutation reduced his term of imprisonment.