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Sammy Lee Woods

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Sammy Lee Woods was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 or more grams of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1), and (b)(1)(A)(iii), and 18 U.S.C. § 2; use of a communications facility to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(b) and 18 U.S.C. § 2; and possession with intent to distribute 1.062 grams of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A)(iii), and 18 U.S.C. § 2. On March 30, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted Woods's sentence.

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Clemency record

Commutation · March 30, 2016

Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)

Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 or more grams of cocaine base, aiding and abetting, 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1), & (b)(1)(A)(iii), and 18 U.S.C. § 2; use of a communications facility to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base, aiding and abetting, 21 U.S.C. § 843(b) and 18 U.S.C. § 2; possession with intent to distribute 1.062 grams of cocaine base, aiding and abetting, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(A)(iii), and 18 U.S.C. § 2

Counts of conviction

  • Offense Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 or more grams of cocaine base, aiding and abetting, 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1), & (b)(1)(A)(iii), and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (18 U.S.C. § 2)
  • Offense use of a communications facility to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base, aiding and abetting, 21 U.S.C. § 843(b) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (21 U.S.C. § 843(b) and 18 U.S.C. § 2)
  • Offense possession with intent to distribute 1.062 grams of cocaine base, aiding and abetting, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(A)(iii), and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (18 U.S.C. § 2)

Original sentence: 240 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (District of Colorado).

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