Summary
Ian Kavanaugh Gavin received a commutation of sentence on March 30, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Gavin had been convicted in federal court of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and using or carrying a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1). The commutation reduced his sentence, though the specific original sentence length and the term to which it was commuted are not identified in the available record.
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Clemency record
Commutation · March 30, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); using/carrying a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
- Offense — using/carrying a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1))
Original sentence: 180 months imprisonment · 96 months supervised release (Southern District of Alabama).
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