Federal clemency record

Commutation · August 30, 2016

Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Clarence Douglas Coakley

Summary

On August 30, 2016, President Barack Obama granted a commutation to Clarence Douglas Coakley, who was convicted in 1996 in the Eastern District of North Carolina of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine and cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. § 846, and two counts of distribution of cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Coakley's original sentence of 360 months imprisonment with 120 months supervised release was reduced by the commutation.

Offense

Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine and cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846; distribution of cocaine base (two counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)

Eastern District of North Carolina · 1996

Offense — Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine and cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
Offense — distribution of cocaine base (two counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))

Original sentence

360 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release

Sentenced Eastern District of North Carolina