Summary
Ernest Spiller was convicted in federal district court of distribution of crack cocaine under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 851 (two counts), maintaining a crack house under 21 U.S.C. § 856, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) & (2), and felon in possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). On March 30, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted his sentence.
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Clemency record
Commutation · March 30, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Distribution of crack cocaine (two counts), 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 851; maintaining a crack house, 21 U.S.C. § 856; possession of a firearm in further of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) & (2); felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — maintaining a crack house, 21 U.S.C. § 856 (21 U.S.C. § 856)
- Offense — possession of a firearm in further of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) & (2) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) & (2))
- Offense — felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1))
Original sentence: 352 months imprisonment · 36 months supervised release · $1,000.00 fine (Southern District of Illinois).
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