Clemency Granted to Troutman Sanders Pro Bono Client
Richmond, Va. – Troutman Sanders LLP announced that President Barack Obama has commuted the sentence of firm pro bono client Wade Cutchen. Troutman Sanders worked with the Clemency Project 2014 to obtain Cutchen’s freedom.
In 2000, Cutchen was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine. He was sentenced to 27 years of prison, almost double the time he would have received if convicted of the same crime today. He has already served more than today’s minimum sentence and is close to 70-years old.
“Working with the Clemency Project 2014 to secure clemency for Wade has been a gratifying experience,” said Dabney Carr, partner, Troutman Sanders. “It highlights the life-changing impact of pro bono work in the legal system.”
Cutchen was one of 57 other federal prisoners granted clemency across the country. He will be released to a half-way house in the next few months and released from the prison system in February2017.
About Clemency Project 2014:
Clemency Project 2014 was formed in response to the Justice Department’s call for assistance when President Obama launched an initiative aimed at addressing the large number of federal inmates who are serving unjust and disproportionately long sentences. The goal of the group is to help the Justice Department identify nonviolent prisoners, who, if sentenced today under current sentencing laws and policies, would likely have received a substantially lower sentence.
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