Summary
Charles Franklin received a commutation of sentence on August 3, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Franklin had been convicted in federal district court of possession with intent to distribute over 50 grams of cocaine base (crack) in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), possession with intent to distribute heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The commutation reduced Franklin's sentence, though the original sentence imposed and any conditions attached to the commutation are not specified in the available record.
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Clemency record
Commutation · August 3, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Possession with intent to distribute over 50 grams of cocaine base (crack), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); possession with the intent to distribute heroin, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Possession with intent to distribute over 50 grams of cocaine base (crack), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
- Offense — possession with the intent to distribute heroin, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
- Offense — possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
Original sentence: 240 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (Eastern District of Missouri).
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