Summary
Desmond D'Juan Jones was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base (21 U.S.C. §§ 846 & 841(a)(1)), possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)), distribution of five grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)), and committing an offense while on pretrial release (18 U.S.C. § 3147(1)). President Barack Obama commuted Jones's sentence on November 4, 2016.
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Clemency record
Commutation · November 4, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 & 841(a)(1); possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); distribution of five grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); committing an offense while on pretrial release, 18 U.S.C. § 3147(1)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
- Offense — distribution of five grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
- Offense — committing an offense while on pretrial release, 18 U.S.C. § 3147(1) (18 U.S.C. § 3147(1))
Original sentence: 264 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (Northern District of Alabama).
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