Summary
Sly Stalone Aikens received a commutation of sentence on August 30, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Aikens had been convicted in federal court under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) on two counts of knowingly using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, and possessing the firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The commutation reduced his sentence of imprisonment, though the specific original sentence imposed and the length of the commuted sentence are not detailed in the available record.
Grant timeline
Clemency record
Commutation · August 30, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Knowingly using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to, and possessing the firearm in furtherance of, a drug trafficking crime (two counts), 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Knowingly using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to, and possessing the firearm in furtherance of, a drug trafficking crime (two counts), 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1))
Original sentence: 360 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release (sentenced September 28, 2006, District of South Carolina).
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