Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Korell Ellis
Granted December 19, 2016 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
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Korell Ellis was convicted in the Eastern District of North Carolina in 2002 of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and use or carry a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. Ellis received a sentence of 295 months imprisonment followed by 60 months of supervised release. On December 19, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Ellis a commutation of sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Possession with the intent to distribute cocaine base; use or carry a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime
Eastern District of North Carolina · 2002
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
295 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release · $14,330.00 fine
Sentenced October 7, 2015 · Eastern District of North Carolina
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