Summary
Robert L. Franklin received a commutation of sentence on January 19, 2017, from President Barack Obama. Franklin had been convicted in federal district court of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, possession with intent to distribute cocaine and aiding and abetting, distribution of cocaine base (2 counts), distribution of cocaine, and carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking charge. The commutation reduced his sentence, though the record does not specify the original sentence imposed or the duration of the commuted sentence.
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Commutation · January 19, 2017
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise; possession with intent to distribute cocaine and aiding and abetting; distribution of cocaine base (2 counts); distribution of cocaine; carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking charge
Original sentence: 120 months supervised release (Middle District of Alabama).
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