Federal clemency record
Derrick Lewis Bynum
Summary
Derrick Lewis Bynum received a commutation of sentence on August 30, 2016, from President Barack Obama for convictions including conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances under 21 U.S.C. § 846, use of a communications device to facilitate narcotics trafficking under 21 U.S.C. § 843(b) (three counts), possession with intent to distribute controlled substances under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (two counts), possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).
Clemency record · 1 grant
Commutation · August 30, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, 21 U.S.C. § 846; use of a communications device to facilitate narcotics trafficking (three counts), 21 U.S.C. § 843(b); possession with intent to distribute controlled substances (two counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a); possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c); possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
- Offense — use of a communications device to facilitate narcotics trafficking (three counts), 21 U.S.C. § 843(b) (21 U.S.C. § 843(b))
- Offense — possession with intent to distribute controlled substances (two counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a))
- Offense — possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c))
- Offense — possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1))
Original sentence: 300 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (District of Maryland).