Summary
Orfil Javier Garza was convicted in federal district court of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A) and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking offense in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). On August 30, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted Garza's sentence.
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Clemency record
Commutation · August 30, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A); carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking offense, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A) (21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A))
- Offense — carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking offense, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c))
Original sentence: 180 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release (District of Utah).
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