Federal clemency record
Commutation · March 31, 2015
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Sidney Earl Johnson, Jr.
Summary
Sidney Earl Johnson, Jr. was granted a commutation of sentence on March 31, 2015, by President Barack Obama for federal drug offenses committed in the Southern District of Alabama. Johnson had been convicted in 1994 of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. § 846 and 18 U.S.C. § 2, possession with intent to distribute cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, and use of a communication facility to commit a felony under 21 U.S.C. § 843(b) and 18 U.S.C. § 2, with an original sentence of 120 months followed by supervised release.
Offense
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846, 18 U.S.C. § 2; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846; use of a communication facility to commit a felony, 21 U.S.C. § 843(b), 18 U.S.C. § 2
Southern Alabama · 1994
- Offense — Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846, 18 U.S.C. § 2 (21 U.S.C. § 846, 18 U.S.C. § 2)
- Offense — use of a communication facility to commit a felony, 21 U.S.C. § 843(b), 18 U.S.C. § 2 (21 U.S.C. § 843(b), 18 U.S.C. § 2)
Original sentence
120 months supervised release
Sentenced Southern Alabama