Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Jerome Rowser
Granted August 3, 2016 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
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Jerome Rowser was convicted in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in 2004 on three counts: possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(A); possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A); and felon in possession of firearms under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He was sentenced to 60 months imprisonment followed by 120 months supervised release. On August 3, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Rowser a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(A); possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A); felon in possession of firearms, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)
Northern District of Alabama · 2004
Offense
possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A))
Offense
felon in possession of firearms, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1))
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
60 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release
Sentenced Northern District of Alabama
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