Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Schearean Jean Means
Granted December 19, 2016 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
In-depth case review
Schearean Jean Means was convicted in the Northern District of Alabama in 1996 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, crack cocaine, and marijuana, and use of a communication facility to commit, cause or facilitate commission of drug felony (five counts). Means was sentenced to 120 months supervised release. On December 19, 2016, President Barack Obama granted a commutation of the sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance; possession with intent to distribute cocaine, crack cocaine, and marijuana; use of a communication facility to commit, cause or facilitate commission of drug felony (five counts)
Northern District of Alabama · 1996
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
120 months supervised release · $5,000.00 fine
Sentenced Northern District of Alabama
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People and petition history
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