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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
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
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)