Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Damion Rurshe Bates
Granted January 19, 2017 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
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Damion Rurshe Bates was convicted in the Western District of Michigan in 2010 of distribution of 50 grams or more of cocaine base. He was sentenced to 210 months imprisonment followed by 60 months supervised release. On January 19, 2017, President Barack Obama granted Bates a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Distribution of 50 grams or more of cocaine base
Western District of Michigan · 2010
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
210 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release
Sentenced Western District of Michigan
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