Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Sherman Dionne Chester
Granted December 18, 2015 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
In-depth case review
Sherman Dionne Chester was convicted in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 1994 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine (21 U.S.C. §§ 841 & 846), conspiracy to possess and distribute heroin (21 U.S.C. §§ 841 & 846), six counts of distribution of cocaine (21 U.S.C. § 841), five counts of distribution of heroin (21 U.S.C. § 841), and possession with intent to distribute cocaine (21 U.S.C. § 841). On December 18, 2015, President Barack Obama granted Chester a commutation of sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 & 846; conspiracy to possess and distribute heroin, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 & 846; distribution of cocaine (six counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841; distribution of heroin (five counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841; possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841
Middle Florida · 1994
Offense
distribution of cocaine (six counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841 (21 U.S.C. § 841)
Offense
distribution of heroin (five counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841 (21 U.S.C. § 841)
Offense
possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841 (21 U.S.C. § 841)
Sentence and money
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People and petition history
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