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Quintell Dewayne Gladney v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-30162 · judgment January 8, 2026
Question presented
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? LIST OF PARTIES PURSUANT TO RULE 14.1(b) Petitioner: Quintell Dewayne Gladney Respondent: United States of America
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Cristie Gibbens
Office of the Federal Public Defender
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, May 18, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- May 18 2026Petition DENIED.
- Apr 23 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/14/2026.
- Apr 21 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Apr 01 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 14, 2026)