Summary
Damon Burkhalter received a commutation of sentence on January 17, 2017, from President Barack Obama for conviction under federal charges of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. The commutation was granted in the final days of the Obama administration but does not specify the original sentencing court, year of conviction, length of sentence commuted, or any remaining conditions of release in the available record.
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Commutation · January 17, 2017
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin
Original sentence: 262 months imprisonment · 96 months supervised release (Eastern District of Louisiana).
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