Summary
Kenneth Bronson Hughes received a commutation of sentence on August 3, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Hughes had been convicted of conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The commutation reduced his previously imposed sentence, though the original sentence length and the specific reduction are not detailed in the available record.
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Clemency record
Commutation · August 3, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846; possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
- Offense — possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
Original sentence: 334 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release (sentenced September 2, 2008, Western District of Virginia).
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