Summary
Michael Dwayne Holmes received a commutation of sentence on December 19, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Holmes had been convicted in federal court of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (four counts); use of a communication facility to commit a controlled substance offense; distribution of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school; and establishment of a place for the manufacture and distribution of a controlled substance (two counts). The commutation reduced his sentence, though the specific original sentence length and the exact reduction granted are not detailed in the available record.
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Clemency record
Commutation · December 19, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (four counts); use of a communication facility to commit a controlled substance offense; distribution of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school; establishment of a place for the manufacture and distribution of a controlled substance (two counts)
Original sentence: 96 months supervised release · $5,000.00 fine (Eastern District of Texas).
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