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Lavan Maurice Walker

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Summary

Lavan Maurice Walker was convicted in federal district court of possession with intent to distribute a detectable amount of heroin (two counts), possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On November 22, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Walker a commutation of sentence.

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Commutation · November 22, 2016

Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)

Possession with intent to distribute a detectable amount of heroin (two counts); possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon

Original sentence: 420 months imprisonment · 72 months supervised release (Southern District of Florida).

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