Summary
William Sidney Baldwin, Sr. received two separate acts of federal clemency. On December 21, 2006, President George W. Bush granted him a pardon for conspiracy to possess marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. On November 4, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted his sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1), and (b)(1)(A).
Grant timeline
Clemency record
Commutation · November 4, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1), & (b)(1)(A)
Original sentence: 240 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (District of Connecticut).
Open full case filePardon · December 21, 2006
Granted by George W. Bush (Republican)
Conspiracy to possess marijuana, 21 U.S.C. § 846
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to possess marijuana, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)