Summary
Joseph Newton received a commutation of sentence on August 30, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Newton had been convicted under federal statute for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute controlled substances (21 U.S.C. § 846) and use of a communication facility (21 U.S.C. § 843(b) & (c)). The commutation reduced his sentence, though the specific original sentence length and any conditions attached to the commutation are not detailed in the available record.
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Clemency record
Commutation · August 30, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute controlled substances, 21 U.S.C. § 846; use of a communication facility, 21 U.S.C. § 843(b) & (c)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute controlled substances, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
- Offense — use of a communication facility, 21 U.S.C. § 843(b) & (c) (21 U.S.C. § 843(b) & (c))
Original sentence: 360 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release (sentenced November 1, 2014, Southern District of Georgia).
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