Summary
James Harold Smith received a commutation on October 6, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Smith had been convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime (two counts). The commutation reduced his sentence, though the specific terms of the original sentence and the precise reduction granted are not detailed in the available record.
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Commutation · October 6, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime (two counts)
Original sentence: 411 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release (Western District of Virginia).
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