Summary
Billy R. Mercer, Jr. was convicted in federal district court of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and use or carry of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). On December 18, 2015, President Barack Obama commuted his sentence.
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Clemency record
Commutation · December 18, 2015
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); use/carry firearm during and in relations to a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
- Offense — use/carry firearm during and in relations to a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c))
Original sentence: 292 months imprisonment · 72 months supervised release (Middle Alabama).
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