Summary
Marvin Hampton was convicted in federal district court of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and § 841(b)(1)(A), and of knowingly using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A). On June 3, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted Hampton's sentence.
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Clemency record
Commutation · June 3, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(A); knowingly using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to, and possession of a firearm in furtherance, of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(A) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(A))
- Offense — knowingly using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to, and possession of a firearm in furtherance, of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A))
Original sentence: 180 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release (District of South Carolina).
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