Summary
John Herbert Talley received a commutation of sentence on May 5, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Talley had been convicted in federal court of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. § 846, and of two counts of use of a communications facility—specifically a telephone—to facilitate the commission of a felony under 21 U.S.C. § 843(b). The commutation reduced his sentence, though the specific original sentence length and any conditions attached to the commutation are not documented in the provided record.
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Clemency record
Commutation · May 5, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846; use of a communications facility to wit: the telephone, to facilitate the commission a felony (two counts), 21 U.S.C. § 843(b)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
- Offense — use of a communications facility to wit: the telephone, to facilitate the commission a felony (two counts), 21 U.S.C. § 843(b) (21 U.S.C. § 843(b))
Original sentence: 120 months supervised release (Eastern District of Tennessee).
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