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Kenric W. Young v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-30187 · judgment May 1, 2026


Certiorari denied · October 5, 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?

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, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 05 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 13 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  3. Aug 11 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Jul 23 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 27, 2026)