Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Harold Kenneth Herring
Granted March 31, 2015 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
In-depth case review
Harold Kenneth Herring was convicted in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida in 1998 of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A). He was sentenced to 120 months of supervised release. On March 31, 2015, President Barack Obama granted Herring a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g); possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A)
Northern Florida · 1998
Offense
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) (18 U.S.C. § 922(g))
Offense
possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A) (21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A))
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
120 months supervised release
Sentenced Northern Florida
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People and petition history
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