Federal clemency case file
Pardon of Hal Knudson Mergler
Granted January 19, 2021 by Donald Trump (Republican).
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Hal Knudson Mergler was convicted in the Northern District of West Virginia in 1992 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide). He received an original sentence of 36 months supervised release. On January 19, 2021, President Donald Trump granted Mergler a pardon.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)
Northern District of West Virginia · 1992
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Original penalties
Sentence
36 months supervised release
Sentenced July 21, 1992 · Northern District of West Virginia
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