Federal clemency record
Pardon · December 19, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to James Allen Palmatier
Summary
James Allen Palmatier received a full pardon on December 19, 2016, from President Barack Obama for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, a conviction in the Northern District of Alabama in 1989 for which he had been sentenced to 97 months imprisonment and 48 months supervised release. The original judgment mistakenly listed the offense as simple possession of cocaine rather than possession with intent to distribute.
Offense
Possession with intent to distribute cocaine (mistakenly listed in the judgment as possession of cocaine)
Northern District of Alabama · 1989
Original sentence
97 months imprisonment · 48 months supervised release
Sentenced Northern District of Alabama