Summary
Harold Kenneth Herring received a commutation of sentence on March 31, 2015, from President Barack Obama. Herring had been convicted in federal district court of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A). The commutation reduced his sentence, though the specific details of the original sentence length and the duration of the commutation are not provided in the available record.
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Clemency record
Commutation · March 31, 2015
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g); possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) (18 U.S.C. § 922(g))
- Offense — possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A) (21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A))
Original sentence: 120 months supervised release (Northern Florida).
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