Summary
George Ralph Ellis was convicted in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia of possession with intent to distribute marijuana and cocaine base, and carrying a firearm during and in relation to drug trafficking. On December 19, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Ellis a commutation of sentence. The commutation was issued without modification of the underlying convictions and addressed the term of imprisonment imposed at sentencing.
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Clemency record
Commutation · December 19, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Possession with intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing marijuana; carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime; possession with intent to distribute fifty (50) grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base
Original sentence: 180 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release (Northern District of Alabama).
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