Summary
Sherman Dionne Chester was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and heroin under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846, six counts of cocaine distribution under 21 U.S.C. § 841, five counts of heroin distribution under 21 U.S.C. § 841, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine under 21 U.S.C. § 841. On December 18, 2015, President Barack Obama commuted Chester's sentence. The specific terms of the original sentence and conditions of the commutation are not detailed in the provided record.
Grant timeline
Clemency record
Commutation · December 18, 2015
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 & 846; conspiracy to possess and distribute heroin, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 & 846; distribution of cocaine (six counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841; distribution of heroin (five counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841; possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841
Counts of conviction
- Offense — distribution of cocaine (six counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841 (21 U.S.C. § 841)
- Offense — distribution of heroin (five counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841 (21 U.S.C. § 841)
- Offense — possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841 (21 U.S.C. § 841)