Summary
Richard Lawrence Davis received a commutation of sentence on August 3, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Davis had been convicted under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base. The commutation reduced his sentence, though the specific original sentence length and revised term are not detailed in the available record.
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Clemency record
Commutation · August 3, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
1. Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1);
Counts of conviction
- Offense — 1. Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
Original sentence: 240 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (1. Eastern District of Missouri).
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