No. 25-7195

Quintell Dewayne Gladney v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-04-14
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: categorical-approach circuit-split controlled-substances overbreadth prior-conviction sentencing-enhancement
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a defendant challenging a prior state conviction under the controlled substances definitions must produce actual state court decisions (i.e., show reasonable probability of prosecution) showing non-generic application of a facially overbroad statute—as the Fifth Circuit alone requires—or whether the statutory text suffices to demonstrate overbreadth—as every other circuit holds?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a defendant challenging a prior state conviction under controlled substances definitions must produce actual state court decisions showing reasonable probability of prosecution under a facially overbroad statute, as the Fifth Circuit requires, or whether statutory text alone suffices to demonstrate overbreadth, as other circuits hold

Docket Entries

2026-04-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 14, 2026)
2026-04-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 14, 2026)

Attorneys

Quintell Gladney
Cristie GibbensOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent