Summary
Richard Len Taylor, Jr. received a commutation on January 19, 2017, from President Barack Obama. Taylor had been convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, and aiding and abetting. The commutation reduced his sentence of imprisonment, though the specific length of his original sentence and the details of the underlying federal district court conviction are not included in the provided record.
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Commutation · January 19, 2017
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a quantity of methamphetamine; using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime and aiding and abetting
Original sentence: 322 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (Western District of North Carolina).
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