Summary
Richard Allen Jackson was convicted of first degree murder of Karen Styles, committed with a firearm used and carried during and in relation to crimes of violence including kidnapping, aggravated sexual abuse, and murder within special territorial jurisdiction of the United States. On December 23, 2024, President Joe Biden commuted Jackson's sentence.
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Commutation · December 23, 2024
Granted by Joe Biden (Democratic)
First degree murder of Karen Styles with firearm used and carried during and in relation to crime of violence (kidnapping, aggravated sexual abuse, and murder) for which defendant may be prosecuted in a court of the United States, within special territorial jurisdiction of the United States
Original sentence: (sentenced May 14, 2001, Western District of North Carolina).
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