Summary
James Edward Burns received a commutation of sentence on November 4, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Burns had been convicted under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B)(iii) for possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base. The specific terms of the original sentence imposed and the details of the commutation are not provided in the available record.
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Commutation · November 4, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(B)(iii)
Original sentence: 235 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release (Middle District of Georgia).
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