Summary
Jim L. Townsend received a commutation on January 19, 2017, from President Barack Obama. Townsend had been convicted of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and aiding and abetting in the same offense. The commutation reduced his sentence of imprisonment, though the specific length of the original sentence and the details of the commuting court are not specified in the available record.
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Commutation · January 19, 2017
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine; possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and aiding and abetting in same
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