Summary
Michael L. Franklin received a commutation of sentence on August 3, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Franklin had been convicted under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(a), and 851 for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base. The commutation reduced his federal sentence, though the specific original sentence length and district court of conviction are not identified in the available record.
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Commutation · August 3, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(a), & 851
Original sentence: 240 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (Western District of Missouri).
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