Summary
Arthur Jarrod Jackson received a commutation of sentence on October 6, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Jackson had been convicted in federal district court of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and aiding and abetting, carrying or use of a firearm during a drug crime and aiding and abetting, and felon in possession of a firearm. The commutation reduced his sentence of imprisonment, though the specific terms of the original sentence and the reduced term are not stated in the available record.
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Commutation · October 6, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Possession with intent to distribute crack and aiding and abetting; carrying or use of a firearm during a drug crime and aiding and abetting; felon in possession of a firearm
Original sentence: 420 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release (Northern District of Texas).
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