Summary
Shawn Antonio Pressley was convicted in federal court of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack) in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1). On June 3, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Pressley a commutation of sentence.
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Clemency record
Commutation · June 3, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Possess with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); carry a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Possess with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
- Offense — carry a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1))
Original sentence: 322 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (Middle District of North Carolina).
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