Summary
Brandon Michael Council received a commutation of sentence on December 23, 2024, from President Joe Biden. Council had been convicted in federal district court of armed bank robbery with a deadly weapon resulting in death, as well as use and carry of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. The commutation reduced his sentence, though the specific terms of the original sentence and the details of the commuted sentence are not specified in the available record.
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Commutation · December 23, 2024
Granted by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Armed bank robbery with a deadly weapon resulting in death; use and carry firearm during and in relation to, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of, a crime of violence
Original sentence: (sentenced October 3, 2019, District of South Carolina).
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