Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Christopher Carlton Bryson
Granted November 22, 2016 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
In-depth case review
Christopher Carlton Bryson was convicted in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa in 2001 of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute heroin and marijuana, each a schedule I controlled substance, and cocaine and cocaine base ("crack"), each a schedule II controlled substance, as well as money laundering. He was sentenced to 360 months imprisonment followed by 60 months of supervised release. On November 22, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Bryson a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute heroin and marijuana, each a schedule I controlled substance, and cocaine and cocaine base ("crack"), each a schedule II controlled substance; money laundering
Southern District of Iowa · 2001
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
360 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release
Sentenced Southern District of Iowa
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People and petition history
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