Summary
Derwayne A. Williams received a commutation of sentence on December 19, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Williams had been convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base 50 grams or more under two separate counts in federal court. The commutation reduced his federal prison sentence, though the specific length of the original sentence and the terms of the commutation are not detailed in the available record.
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Commutation · December 19, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base 50 grams or more (two counts)
Original sentence: 240 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (Western District of Missouri).
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