Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Sidney Earl Johnson, Jr.
Granted March 31, 2015 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
In-depth case review
Sidney Earl Johnson, Jr. was convicted in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama in 1994 of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and 18 U.S.C. § 2, possession with intent to distribute cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, and use of a communication facility to commit a felony in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(b) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. He was sentenced to 120 months of supervised release. On March 31, 2015, President Barack Obama granted Johnson a commutation of sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846, 18 U.S.C. § 2; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846; use of a communication facility to commit a felony, 21 U.S.C. § 843(b), 18 U.S.C. § 2
Southern Alabama · 1994
Offense
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846, 18 U.S.C. § 2 (21 U.S.C. § 846, 18 U.S.C. § 2)
Offense
use of a communication facility to commit a felony, 21 U.S.C. § 843(b), 18 U.S.C. § 2 (21 U.S.C. § 843(b), 18 U.S.C. § 2)
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
120 months supervised release
Sentenced Southern Alabama
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