Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Thomas Duncan
Granted August 3, 2016 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
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Thomas Duncan was convicted in the Eastern District of Tennessee in 2002 of possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(c) and (b)(1)(b), possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i), and felon in possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(2) & 924(a)(2). He was sentenced to 352 months of imprisonment and 96 months of supervised release. On August 3, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Duncan a commutation of sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (a)(1) & (b)(1)(c); possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i); felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(2) & 924(a)(2); possession of five grams or more of cocaine base with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(b)
Eastern District of Tennessee · 2002
Offense
possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i))
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
352 months imprisonment · 96 months supervised release
Sentenced Eastern District of Tennessee
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