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Robert Vincent Harris v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 24-3497 · judgment April 29, 2026
Question presented
Does an unlawful distribution of a controlled substance under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) include the sharing of a controlled substance between addicts, who are not in the chain of distribution, when there is no actual delivery of the controlled substance and when the Defendant merely allows a third party to ingest some of a personal use quantity of a controlled substance.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Robert B. Creager
Anderson, Creager & Wittstruck, PC LLO
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
Proceedings
- Oct 15 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2026.
- Oct 08 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Aug 19 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 2, 2026)