Summary
Asher Adkins was convicted in federal district court of distribution of methamphetamine and aiding and abetting (two counts) under 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2; distribution of methamphetamine (three counts) under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); use of a firearm during drug trafficking crime (two counts) under 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c) and 2; and distribution of more than 100 grams of methamphetamine and aiding and abetting under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B), and 18 U.S.C. § 2. On August 3, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted Adkins's sentence.
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Clemency record
Commutation · August 3, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Distribution of methamphetamine and aiding and abetting (two counts), 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1) & 18 U.S.C. § 2; distribution of methamphetamine (three counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); use of a firearm during drug trafficking crime (two counts), 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c) & 2; distribution of more than 100 grams of methamphetamine and aiding and abetting, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B) & 18 U.S.C. § 2
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Distribution of methamphetamine and aiding and abetting (two counts), 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1) & 18 U.S.C. § 2 (18 U.S.C. § 2)
- Offense — distribution of methamphetamine (three counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
- Offense — distribution of more than 100 grams of methamphetamine and aiding and abetting, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B) & 18 U.S.C. § 2 (18 U.S.C. § 2)
Original sentence: 624 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release (Northern District of Indiana).
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