Federal clemency case file
Commutation of William Ervin Dekle
Granted December 18, 2015 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
In-depth case review
William Ervin Dekle was convicted in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida in 1991 of conspiracy to import 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 963, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, importation of 100 kilograms of marijuana on four counts in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952, and possession with intent to distribute 100 kilograms of marijuana on four counts in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841. He was sentenced to 120 months of supervised release. On December 18, 2015, President Barack Obama granted Dekle a commutation of sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to import 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana, 21 U.S.C. § 963; conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana, 21 U.S.C. § 846; importation of 100 kilograms of marijuana (four counts), 21 U.S.C. § 952; possession with intent to distribute 100 kilograms of marijuana (four counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841
Northern Florida · 1991
Offense
Conspiracy to import 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana, 21 U.S.C. § 963 (21 U.S.C. § 963)
Offense
conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
Offense
importation of 100 kilograms of marijuana (four counts), 21 U.S.C. § 952 (21 U.S.C. § 952)
Offense
possession with intent to distribute 100 kilograms of marijuana (four counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841 (21 U.S.C. § 841)
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Original penalties
Sentence
120 months supervised release
Sentenced Northern Florida
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