Summary
Donald Lamont Postell received a commutation of sentence on December 18, 2015, from President Barack Obama. Postell had been convicted under 21 U.S.C. § 846 and § 841(a)(1) for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms of cocaine. The specific details of the original sentencing—including the district court, year of conviction, and length of sentence commuted—are not provided in the available record.
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Clemency record
Commutation · December 18, 2015
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 846 & 841(a)(1)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 846 & 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 846 & 841(a)(1))
Original sentence: 600 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release · $20,000.00 fine (Western North Carolina).
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