Summary
Jermaine Darnell Samuels received a commutation of sentence on January 17, 2017, from President Barack Obama. Samuels had been convicted of distribution of cocaine base (two counts) and possession with intent to distribute at least 50 grams of cocaine base and marijuana. The commutation reduced his sentence of imprisonment, though the specific length of the original sentence and the terms of the commuted sentence are not detailed in the available record.
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Commutation · January 17, 2017
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Distribution of cocaine base (two counts), possession with intent to distribute at least 50 grams of cocaine base and marijuana
Original sentence: 120 months supervised release (Southern District of Iowa).
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