Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Norman O'Neal Brown
Granted July 13, 2015 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
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Norman O'Neal Brown was convicted in 1993 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland of distributing a quantity of mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine base (crack) with aiding and abetting under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (five counts), and of possessing with intent to distribute a quantity of mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine base (crack) with aiding and abetting under the same statutes. He was sentenced to 120 months supervised release. On July 13, 2015, President Barack Obama granted Brown a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Distribute quantity of mixture or substance containing a detectable amount cocaine base (crack), aiding and abetting, 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (five counts); possess with intent distribute quantity of mixture or substance containing detectable amount of cocaine base (crack), aiding & abetting, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2
Maryland · 1993
Offense
Distribute quantity of mixture or substance containing a detectable amount cocaine base (crack), aiding and abetting, 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (five counts) (21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (five counts))
Offense
possess with intent distribute quantity of mixture or substance containing detectable amount of cocaine base (crack), aiding & abetting, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2)
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Original penalties
Sentence
120 months supervised release
Sentenced Maryland
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