Summary
Romain Dukes, also known as Romaine C. Dukes, received a commutation of sentence on July 13, 2015, from President Barack Obama. Dukes had been convicted in federal court of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base ("crack") in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and of distribution of cocaine base ("crack") in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) on two counts. The commutation reduced his sentence, though the specific original sentence length and any conditions on the commutation were not detailed in the available record.
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Clemency record
Commutation · July 13, 2015
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, “crack”, 21 U.S.C. § 846; distribution of cocaine base, “crack”, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (two counts)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, “crack”, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
- Offense — distribution of cocaine base, “crack”, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (two counts) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (two counts))
Original sentence: 120 months supervised release (Southern Iowa).
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