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William Abel Yates

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Summary

William Abel Yates received a commutation on October 27, 2016, from President Barack Obama for a federal conviction involving possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack). The commutation record does not specify the sentencing district, year of conviction, length of original sentence, or other details of the underlying case and sentence.

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Clemency record

Commutation · October 27, 2016

Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)

Possess with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack)

Original sentence: 120 months supervised release (Middle District of North Carolina).

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