Federal clemency record

Commutation · August 3, 2016

Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to J. B. Farris, Jr.

Summary

J. B. Farris, Jr. received a commutation of sentence on August 3, 2016, from President Barack Obama for convictions in the Northern District of Georgia in 1993 on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine under 21 U.S.C. § 841, possession with intent to distribute cocaine under 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 18 U.S.C. § 2, and possession of a firearm during drug trafficking under 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c) and 2. His original sentence of 360 months imprisonment and 120 months supervised release was reduced by the commutation action.

Offense

Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841; possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 846 and 18 U.S.C. § 2; possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c) & 2

Northern District of Georgia · 1993

Offense — Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841 (21 U.S.C. § 841)
Offense — possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 846 and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (21 U.S.C. § 846 and 18 U.S.C. § 2)

Original sentence

360 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release

Sentenced Northern District of Georgia