Commutation · Oct 6, 2016

David Fitzgerald Lightner

Western District of North Carolina

Life sentence commuted

Life imprisonment

Original sentence

Offenses

Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute a quantity of cocaine base; possess with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine base and aid and abet same

Original Sentence

Life imprisonment; $25,000 fine (Terms: Prison sentence commuted to expire on October 6, 2017, and unpaid balance of fine remitted.)

Case Details

Clemency Type

Commutation

Grant Date

October 6, 2016