Summary
Darryl Dewayne Edwards was convicted in federal district court of attempt to manufacture 50 grams or more of cocaine base (21 U.S.C. § 846), possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)), possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)), and possession of a firearm by a felon (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)). On August 30, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted Edwards's sentence.
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Clemency record
Commutation · August 30, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Attempt to manufacture 50 grams or more of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1); possession of a firearm by a felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Attempt to manufacture 50 grams or more of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
- Offense — possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
- Offense — possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1))
- Offense — possession of a firearm by a felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1))
Original sentence: 60 months supervised release (Eastern District of Texas).
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