Federal clemency record
Commutation · July 13, 2015
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Willie C. Johnson
Summary
On July 13, 2015, President Barack Obama commuted the sentence of Willie C. Johnson, convicted in the Eastern District of Missouri in 2005 of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846, and 841(b)(1)(A)(iii), and of distributing and possessing with intent to distribute cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. Johnson's original sentence of 360 months imprisonment and 60 months supervised release was reduced by the commutation.
Offense
The defendant did knowingly conspire to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846, & 841(b)(1)(A)(iii); the defendant did knowingly distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 841(b)(1)(C) and 18 U.S.C. § 2; the defendant did knowingly possess with the intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 841(b)(1)(C) and 18 U.S.C. § 2
Eastern Missouri · 2005
- Offense — the defendant did knowingly distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 841(b)(1)(C) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (18 U.S.C. § 2)
- Offense — the defendant did knowingly possess with the intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 841(b)(1)(C) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (18 U.S.C. § 2)
Original sentence
360 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release
Sentenced February 12, 2015 · Eastern Missouri