Summary
Lambert Dorell Sweat received a commutation of sentence on January 19, 2017, from President Barack Obama. Sweat had been convicted of possession with intent to distribute marijuana and cocaine, felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. The commutation reduced his sentence, though the specific court of conviction, year of conviction, original sentence length, and conditions of the commutation are not provided in the available record.
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Commutation · January 19, 2017
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Possession with intent to distribute a quantity of marijuana and cocaine; felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition; using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime
Original sentence: 262 months imprisonment · 72 months supervised release (District of South Carolina).
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