Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Jason Hernandez
Granted April 15, 2014 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
In-depth case review
Jason Hernandez was convicted in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in 1998 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances under 21 U.S.C. § 846; two counts of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a); one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a); one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine/cocaine hydrochloride under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a); three counts of distribution of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school under 21 U.S.C. § 860; and two counts of establishment of a place for manufacture and distribution of a controlled substance under 21 U.S.C. § 856(a). He received a sentence of 96 months of supervised release. On April 15, 2014, President Barack Obama granted Hernandez a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, 21 U.S.C. § § 846 (one count); possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (two counts); possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (erroneously listed in the judgment as possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine/cocaine hydrochloride), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (one count); possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine/cocaine hydrochloride, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (one count); distribution of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school, 21 U.S.C. § 860 (three counts); establishment of a place for manufacture and distribution of a controlled substance, 21 U.S.C. § 856(a) (two counts)
Eastern Texas · 1998
Offense
possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (two counts) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (two counts))
Offense
possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (erroneously listed in the judgment as possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine/cocaine hydrochloride), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (one count) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (one count))
Offense
possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine/cocaine hydrochloride, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (one count) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (one count))
Offense
distribution of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school, 21 U.S.C. § 860 (three counts) (21 U.S.C. § 860 (three counts))
Offense
establishment of a place for manufacture and distribution of a controlled substance, 21 U.S.C. § 856(a) (two counts) (21 U.S.C. § 856(a) (two counts))
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
96 months supervised release · $5,000.00 fine
Sentenced Eastern Texas
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