No. 25-5334

Billy Joe Russell v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-08-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: categorical-approach circuit-split criminal-law modified-categorical-approach prior-conviction statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a defendant challenging a prior state conviction under the categorical or modified categorical approaches must produce actual state court decisions showing a 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?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether a defendant challenging a prior state conviction under the categorical or modified categorical approaches must produce actual state court decisions showing a 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?

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-08-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-08-21
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-08-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-08-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 12, 2025)

Attorneys

Billy Joe Russell
Shane O'NealO'Neal Law, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent