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Detrayous D. Curry v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 25-1482 · judgment May 29, 2025
Question presented
Whether the definition of a “Controlled Substance Offense” for purposes of U.S.S.G. §4B1.2 includes a prior state law conviction for a cocaine offense, where the definition of “cocaine” at the time of the prior state offense was broader than that of the federal schedule at the time of the later federal offense?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kathryn Bertel Parish
Carlyle Parish, LLC
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, November 24, 2025 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Nov 24 2025Petition DENIED.
- Nov 06 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
- Oct 30 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Oct 07 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 13, 2025)