Federal clemency record
Commutation · October 27, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to William Abel Yates
Summary
William Abel Yates, convicted in 1998 in the Middle District of North Carolina of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, received a commutation of his sentence on October 27, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Yates had originally been sentenced to 120 months supervised release.
Offense
Possess with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack)
Middle District of North Carolina · 1998
Original sentence
120 months supervised release
Sentenced Middle District of North Carolina