Summary
Alan Jerome Spears received a commutation of sentence on October 6, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Spears had been convicted of possession with the intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine base (crack), and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine base (crack). The commutation reduced his sentence of imprisonment, though the specific length of the original sentence and the reduced term are not documented in the available record.
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Commutation · October 6, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Possession with the intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine base (crack); possession with the intent to distribute cocaine base (crack)
Original sentence: 240 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (Northern District of Ohio).
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