Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Donel Marcus Clark
Granted March 31, 2015 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
In-depth case review
Donel Marcus Clark was convicted in 1993 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas of conspiracy under 21 U.S.C. § 846; five counts of use of a communication facility to commit a Title 21 felony under 21 U.S.C. § 843(b); and distribution and/or possession of cocaine or manufacturing in or near a school facility, aiding and abetting, under 21 U.S.C. § 860(a) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. He was sentenced to 420 months imprisonment followed by 48 months of supervised release. On March 31, 2015, President Barack Obama granted Clark a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy, 21 U.S.C. § 846; use of a communication facility to commit Title 21 Felony, 21 U.S.C. § 843(b) (five counts); distribution and/or possession of cocaine or manufacturing in or near a school facility, aiding and abetting, 21 U.S.C. § 860(a) & 18 U.S.C. § 2
Northern Texas · 1993
Offense
Conspiracy, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
Offense
use of a communication facility to commit Title 21 Felony, 21 U.S.C. § 843(b) (five counts) (21 U.S.C. § 843(b) (five counts))
Offense
distribution and/or possession of cocaine or manufacturing in or near a school facility, aiding and abetting, 21 U.S.C. § 860(a) & 18 U.S.C. § 2 (21 U.S.C. § 860(a) & 18 U.S.C. § 2)
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
420 months imprisonment · 48 months supervised release
Sentenced August 20, 2008 · Northern Texas
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People and petition history
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