Summary
James Howard Jones was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 846, and of aided and abetted possession with intent to distribute cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & 18 U.S.C. § 2. On August 30, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Jones a commutation of sentence.
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Clemency record
Commutation · August 30, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 846; aided and abetted possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & 18 U.S.C. § 2
Counts of conviction
- Offense — aided and abetted possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & 18 U.S.C. § 2 (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & 18 U.S.C. § 2)
Original sentence: 360 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (sentenced November 2, 2015, Northern District of Georgia).
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