Summary
Anthony Jaron Richardson received a commutation of sentence on January 19, 2017, from President Barack Obama. Richardson had been convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, use and carry of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The commutation reduced his remaining sentence to time served.
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Commutation · January 19, 2017
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; use and carry of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
Original sentence: 300 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (Western District of North Carolina).
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