title: FLASHBACK: KING OBAMA COMMUTES SENTENCES OF 22 DRUG DEALERS
text: Just making room for Hillary President Obama today announced his decision to commute the sentences of 22 convicted drug offenders   many of them serving time after being convicted of conspiracy to distribute either cocaine, heroin, marijuana or methamphetamine. The 22 commutations granted today underscore the President s commitment to using all the tools at his disposal to bring greater fairness and equity to our justice system,  White House Assistant and Counsel to the President Neil Eggleston in a statement on the White House Website.  Further, they demonstrate how exercising this important authority can remedy imbalances and rectify errors in sentencing. In a letter to one of the pardoned criminals   Terry Barnes of Mississippi   Obama explained that he was granting him a commutation to allow him to turn his life around. It embodies the basic belief in our democracy that people deserve a second chance after having made a mistake in their lives that led to a conviction under our laws,  he wrote, acknowledging that some were skeptical about his ability to change. I believe in your ability to prove the doubters wrong,  Obama concluded.  So good luck, and Godspeed. Obama s action is part of his continued effort to highlight the harsh penalties for non-violent drug offenders and encourage reform.Full list below:  Terry Andre Barnes   East Moline, ILOffense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base; supervised release violation (distribution of cocaine base) (Southern District of Iowa)Sentence: 246 months  imprisonment; 10 years  supervised release (July 25, 2005)Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.  Theresa Brown   Pompano Beach, FLOffense: Conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine (Southern District of Florida)Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years  supervised release (Mar. 29, 1995)Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.  Donel Marcus Clark   Dallas, TXOffense: Conspiracy; use of a communication facility (five counts); distribution and/or possession of cocaine or manufacturing in or near a school facility, aiding and abetting (Northern District of Texas)Sentence: 420 months  imprisonment; four years  supervised release (Nov. 12, 1993); amended to 360 months  imprisonment (August 20, 2008)Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.  Ricky Bernard Coggins   Tallahassee, FLOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base (Northern District of Florida)Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years  supervised release (May 3, 1993)Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.  Samuel Pasqual Edmondson   Junction City, KSOffense: Conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (Eastern District of Texas)Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years  supervised release (Sep. 24, 1997)Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.  Amado Garcia   Fresno, CAOffense: Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine; aiding and abetting the possession of methamphetamine; aiding and abetting the possession of heroin (District of Wyoming)Sentence: 240 months  imprisonment; 10 years  supervised release; $2,000 fine (Nov. 29, 2001)Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.  Dwight Anthony Goddard   Decatur, GAOffense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (Middle District of Georgia)Sentence: 235 months  imprisonment; five years  supervised release (Feb. 7, 2002)Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.  Lionel Ray Hairston   Ridgeway, VAOffense: Distribution of cocaine base (three counts) (Western District of Virginia)Sentence: 262 months  imprisonment; eight years  supervised release (May 27, 1999)Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.  Francis Darrell Hayden   Loretto, KYOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 1,000 or more marijuana plants or 1,000 or more kilograms of marijuana; manufacture of 1,000 or more marijuana plants (Eastern District of Michigan)Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years  supervised release (Apr. 2, 2002)Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.  Harold Kenneth Herring   Havana, FLOffense: Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (Northern District of Florida)Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years  supervised release (Jan. 22, 1998)Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.  Tommie Lee Hollingshed   Memphis, TNOffense: Distribution of a controlled substance (two counts) (Western District of Tennessee)Sentence: 324 months  imprisonment; four years  supervised release (May 1, 1996)Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.  Derrick DeWayne Johnson   Birmingham, ALOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; possession with intent to distribute cocaine (Northern District of Alabama)Sentence: 360 months  imprisonment; four years  supervised release (Nov. 18, 1998)Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 262 months.  Robert Martinez-Gil   San Antonio, TXOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and heroin (Western District of Texas)Sentence: Life imprisonment (July 9, 1992)Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.  David Navejar   Brooksville, FLOffense: Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine (Middle District of Florida)Sentence: 240 months  imprisonment; 10 years  supervised release (Jan. 27, 2003)Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.  Rudolph Norris   Washington, D.C.Offense: Unlawful distribution of cocaine base; unlawful possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base (District of Columbia)Sentence: 360 months  imprisonment; eight years  supervised release (Apr. 5, 1993)Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.  Tracy Lynn Petty   Shelby, NCOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base (Western District of North Carolina)Sentence: 240 months  imprisonment; 10 years  supervised release (Mar. 30, 2006); amended to 204 months  imprisonment (February 25, 2008)Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.  Luis Razo   Davenport, IAOffense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine (Southern District of Iowa)Sentence: 240 months  imprisonment; 10 years  supervised release (Jan. 3, 2003)Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.  Antwon Rogers   Cleveland, OHOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 139.8 grams of cocaine base (Northern District of Ohio)Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years  supervised release (Jan. 30, 1995)Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.  Herman Rosenboro  Kingsport, TNOffense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine and over 50 grams of cocaine base; distribution of a quantity of cocaine base (two counts); distribution of a quantity of cocaine (two counts) (Eastern District of Tennessee)Sentence: Life imprisonment; six years  supervised release (Dec. 3, 2001)Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.  Lawrence Elmo Scott   Lynchburg, VAOffense: Distribution of crack cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school (Western District of Virginia)Sentence: 283 months  imprisonment; six years  supervised release; $4,000 fine (Apr. 8, 2003)Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.  Levar V. Wade   Chicago, ILOffense: Possession of 50 or more grams of crack cocaine with intent to distribute (Central District of Illinois)Sentence: 240 months  imprisonment; 10 years  supervised release (May 28, 2004)Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.  Eugene Winters   Cedar Rapids, IAOffense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base (Southern District of Iowa)Sentence: 240 months  imprisonment; 10 years  supervised release (Feb. 23, 2005)Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.Via: Breitbart News