{"id":28468,"date":"2016-12-19T16:47:17","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=28468"},"modified":"2016-12-19T16:50:30","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:50:30","slug":"obama-grants-153-people-sentence-commutations-pardons-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=28468","title":{"rendered":"Obama Grants 153 People Sentence Commutations and Pardons 78"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>WASHINGTON D.C.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1073 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2.jpg\" alt=\"criminal_justice_jurisprudence (2)\" width=\"299\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2.jpg 299w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2-120x76.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2-265x168.jpg 265w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2-284x180.jpg 284w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2-274x173.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/>Monday, President Obama granted commutation of sentence to 153 individuals and pardons to 78 individuals:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The President granted commutations of sentence to the following 153 individuals:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Kendrick Tyshawn Akins \u2013 Coppell, TX<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Offense: Conspiracy to manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to manufacture or distribute cocaine, cocaine base, and marijuana; Eastern District of Texas<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years&#8217; supervised release (April 30, 2012)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months&#8217; imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Dale Wayne Aldridge \u2013 Unionville, MO<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Offense: Conspiracy to distribute at least 500 grams of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine; Southern District of Iowa<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years&#8217; supervised release (January 28, 2011)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months&#8217; imprisonment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Demetri D. 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