Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Marvin Bailey
Granted March 30, 2016 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
In-depth case review
Marvin Bailey was convicted in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia in 1997 of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, aiding travel in interstate commerce to promote the distribution of cocaine in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 1952(a)(3), and possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). On March 30, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Bailey a commutation of sentence. The specific terms of the original sentence and the precise reduction granted by the commutation are not detailed in the provided record.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846; aiding the travel in interstate commerce to promote the distribution of cocaine, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 & 1952(a)(3); possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)
Southern District of West Virginia · 1997
Offense
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
Offense
possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
$25,000.00 fine
Sentenced Southern District of West Virginia
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People and petition history
Case relationships
Co-defendants
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Petitions
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Connection records
Donations, lobbying, and disclosed activity
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