Summary
Robert Joe Young was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine (21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(b)(1)(A)(viii)), possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A)(viii)), use of a firearm during drug trafficking (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i)), possession with intent to distribute cocaine (21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B)(viii)), carrying a firearm during drug trafficking (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i)), and endeavoring to influence and impede administration of justice (18 U.S.C. § 1503(a)). On July 13, 2015, President Barack Obama granted Young a commutation of sentence.
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Clemency record
Commutation · July 13, 2015
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 & 841(b)(1)(A)(viii); possession with the intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(A)(viii); use of a firearm during and in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i); possession with the intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing cocaine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(B)(viii); carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i); and endeavoring to influence and impede the administration of justice, 18 U.S.C. § 1503(a)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — use of a firearm during and in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i))
- Offense — carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i))
- Offense — and endeavoring to influence and impede the administration of justice, 18 U.S.C. § 1503(a) (18 U.S.C. § 1503(a))
Original sentence: 240 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release (Northern Alabama).
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