Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Terrence Upshaw
Granted August 3, 2016 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
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Terrence Upshaw was convicted in 1998 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841, and distribution of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841. On August 3, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Upshaw a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841; distribution of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841
Northern District of New York · 1998
Offense
distribution of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841 (21 U.S.C. § 841)
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People and petition history
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