Federal clemency record
Commutation · December 19, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Rodney Bates
Summary
Rodney Bates received a commutation of sentence on December 19, 2016, from President Barack Obama, reducing his 188-month prison sentence imposed in 2006 in the Western District of Tennessee for possession with intent to distribute 24.1 grams of cocaine base. The commutation left his term of supervised release at 48 months unchanged.
Offense
Possession with intent to distribute 24.1 grams of cocaine base
Western District of Tennessee · 2006
Original sentence
188 months imprisonment · 48 months supervised release
Sentenced Western District of Tennessee