Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Eric Desmond Thomas
Granted December 18, 2015 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
In-depth case review
Eric Desmond Thomas was convicted in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in 1996 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine under 21 U.S.C. § 846 and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A). He was sentenced to 120 months of supervised release. On December 18, 2015, President Barack Obama granted Thomas 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. § 846; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A)
Southern Texas · 1996
Offense
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
Offense
possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A) (21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A))
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
120 months supervised release · $20,000.00 fine
Sentenced Southern Texas
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People and petition history
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