Summary
Eddie Lee Cooks was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. § 846 and distribution of cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) on three counts. On December 18, 2015, President Barack Obama commuted Cooks's sentence.
Grant timeline
Clemency record
Commutation · December 18, 2015
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846; distribution of cocaine base (three counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
- Offense — distribution of cocaine base (three counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))