Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Clarence Douglas Coakley
Granted August 30, 2016 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
In-depth case review
Clarence Douglas Coakley was convicted in the Eastern District of North Carolina in 1996 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine and cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. § 846, and of two counts of distribution of cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He was sentenced to 360 months imprisonment followed by 120 months supervised release. On August 30, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Coakley a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine and cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846; distribution of cocaine base (two counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)
Eastern District of North Carolina · 1996
Offense
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine and cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
Offense
distribution of cocaine base (two counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
360 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release
Sentenced Eastern District of North Carolina
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People and petition history
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