Summary
Ohara Linear Laws received a commutation on May 5, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Laws had been convicted of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A)(iii). The commutation reduced the sentence imposed at the time of conviction, though the original sentence length and the court of conviction are not specified in the available record.
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Commutation · May 5, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 841(b)(1)(A)(iii)
Original sentence: 282 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (sentenced May 8, 2008, Southern District of Texas).
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