Summary
John Barnes received a commutation of sentence on November 4, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Barnes had been convicted under federal law of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, violations of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(A) and 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(C) respectively. The commutation reduced his sentence, though the specific original sentence length and sentencing court are not detailed in the available record.
Grant timeline
Clemency record
Commutation · November 4, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(A); possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(C)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(A) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(A))
- Offense — possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(C) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(C))
Original sentence: 240 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (District of Rhode Island).
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