Summary
Eric Smith was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. § 846 and unlawfully maintaining a residence for the purpose of distributing and using cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. § 856(a)(1). On March 30, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted Smith's sentence.
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Commutation · March 30, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846; unlawfully maintaining a residence for the purpose of distributing and using cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 856(a)(1)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
- Offense — unlawfully maintaining a residence for the purpose of distributing and using cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 856(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 856(a)(1))
Original sentence: 360 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release (Western District of Tennessee).
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