Summary
LaShawn D. Patton was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B), and 846; possession with intent to distribute cocaine under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C); felon in possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g); and possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking offense under 21 U.S.C. § 924(c). On December 18, 2015, President Barack Obama granted Patton a commutation of sentence.
Grant timeline
Clemency record
Commutation · December 18, 2015
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B), & 846; possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(C); felon in possession of firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g); possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking offense, 21 U.S.C. § 924(c)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — felon in possession of firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) (18 U.S.C. § 922(g))
- Offense — possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking offense, 21 U.S.C. § 924(c) (21 U.S.C. § 924(c))
Original sentence: 180 months imprisonment · 96 months supervised release (Southern Illinois).
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