Summary
Sidney J. Ball received a commutation of sentence on August 3, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Ball had been convicted of possession with intent to distribute 12.04 kilograms of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), and 851. The commutation reduced Ball's sentence of imprisonment, though the specific sentence imposed at conviction and the reduced term are not stated in the available record.
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Commutation · August 3, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Possession with intent to distribute 12.04 kilograms of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), & 851
Original sentence: 240 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (Southern District of Texas).
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