Summary
James McCloud received a commutation of sentence on January 19, 2017, from President Barack Obama. McCloud had been convicted of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, possession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of cocaine base, and felon in possession of a firearm. The commutation reduced his sentence, though the specific original sentence length and the resulting sentence after commutation are not provided in the available record.
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Commutation · January 19, 2017
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; possession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of cocaine base; felon in possession of a firearm
Original sentence: 180 months imprisonment · 96 months supervised release · $1,500.00 fine (Western District of New York).
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