Federal clemency record
Commutation · October 6, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Marty Herndon
Summary
On October 6, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted the sentence of Marty Herndon, who was convicted in the District of South Carolina in 2004 of possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base. Herndon's original sentence of 262 months imprisonment and 96 months supervised release was reduced through the commutation. The commutation was part of Obama's broader clemency initiative addressing sentences imposed under federal drug statutes.
Offense
Possession with the intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base (crack cocaine)
District of South Carolina · 2004
Original sentence
262 months imprisonment · 96 months supervised release
Sentenced District of South Carolina