Summary
J. B. Farris, Jr. was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine under 21 U.S.C. § 841, possession with the intent to distribute cocaine under 21 U.S.C. § 846 and 18 U.S.C. § 2, and possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime under 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c) & 2. On August 3, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted his sentence.
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Clemency record
Commutation · August 3, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841; possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 846 and 18 U.S.C. § 2; possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c) & 2
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841 (21 U.S.C. § 841)
- Offense — possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 846 and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (21 U.S.C. § 846 and 18 U.S.C. § 2)
Original sentence: 360 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (Northern District of Georgia).
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