Summary
Will A. Goines, Jr. received a commutation of sentence on August 3, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Goines had been convicted in federal court of three counts of distribution of cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B). The commutation reduced his sentence of imprisonment, though the record does not specify the original sentence length or the duration to which it was commuted.
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Clemency record
Commutation · August 3, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Distribution of cocaine base ("crack") (three counts), 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(B)
Original sentence: 240 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (Central District of Illinois).
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