Summary
James Clinton Patterson, Jr. was convicted in federal court of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack) in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B). On August 30, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted his sentence.
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Commutation · August 30, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Possessed with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack), 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(B)
Original sentence: 262 months imprisonment · 96 months supervised release (Middle District of North Carolina).
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