Summary
Wendell Layne received a commutation of sentence on January 19, 2017, from President Barack Obama. Layne had been convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride, aid and abet possession with intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride, and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride. The commutation reduced his sentence of imprisonment, commuting the remainder of his previously imposed federal criminal sentence.
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Commutation · January 19, 2017
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride; aid and abet the possession with intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride; conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride; attempt to possess wi
Original sentence: 120 months supervised release (Eastern District of Tennessee).
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