Federal clemency record
Commutation · August 3, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Jose Manuel Candelario
Summary
Jose Manuel Candelario was granted a commutation of sentence on August 3, 2016, by President Barack Obama. Candelario was convicted in 1994 in the Southern District of Alabama of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine (21 U.S.C. § 846) and possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)), offenses for which he received an original sentence of 360 months imprisonment and 60 months supervised release.
Offense
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute Schedule II (crack cocaine) controlled substance, 21 U.S.C. § 846; possess with intent to distribute Schedule II (crack cocaine) controlled substance, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)
Southern District of Alabama · 1994
- Offense — Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute Schedule II (crack cocaine) controlled substance, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
- Offense — possess with intent to distribute Schedule II (crack cocaine) controlled substance, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
Original sentence
360 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release
Sentenced May 17, 1999 · Southern District of Alabama