Commutation · July 13, 2015

Summary

Telisha Rachette Watkins received a commutation of sentence on July 13, 2015, from President Barack Obama for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841, 846, and 851 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Watkins was convicted in 2007 and had been sentenced to 240 months imprisonment followed by 96 months of supervised release.