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Mervin Spencer

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Summary

Mervin Spencer received a commutation of sentence on October 27, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Spencer had been convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and distribution of cocaine base (two counts). The commutation reduced the term of imprisonment originally imposed, though the specific original sentence length is not specified in the available record.

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Commutation · October 27, 2016

Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)

Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; distribution of cocaine base (two counts)

Original sentence: 120 months supervised release (Eastern District of Louisiana).

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