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Busch Sereal v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 23-30198 · judgment September 5, 2025
Certiorari denied · January 20, 2026
Question presented
Whether a defendant challenging a prior state conviction under the crime of violence definitions must produce actual state court decisions 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?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Dustin Talbot
Federal Public Defender
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jan 20 2026Petition DENIED.
- Dec 31 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
- Dec 22 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Dec 04 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 15, 2026)