Summary
Billy Ray Wheelock was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of crack cocaine under 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1); possession with intent to distribute and distributing more than five grams of crack cocaine within 1,000 feet of a public school under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 860(a); possession with intent to distribute and distributing crack cocaine under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); and aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute and distributing more than five grams of crack cocaine within 1,000 feet of a public school under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 860(a), and 18 U.S.C. § 2. On April 15, 2014, President Barack Obama commuted Wheelock's sentence.
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Clemency record
Commutation · April 15, 2014
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of crack cocaine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1); possession with intent to distribute and distributing more than five grams of crack cocaine within 1,000 feet of a public school, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 860(a); possession with intent to distribute and distributing crack cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute and distributing more than five grams of crack cocaine within 1,000 feet of a public school, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 860(a), and 18 U.S.C. § 2
Counts of conviction
- Offense — possession with intent to distribute and distributing crack cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
- Offense — aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute and distributing more than five grams of crack cocaine within 1,000 feet of a public school, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 860(a), and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (18 U.S.C. § 2)
Original sentence: 120 months supervised release · $3,000.00 fine (Western Texas).
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