No. 25-5816

William Loydellton Speed, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: buyer-seller-exception career-offender-guideline controlled-substance drug-conspiracy federal-law state-law
Latest Conference: 2025-11-14
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the term 'controlled substance' in the Career Offender Guideline refers to substances controlled under federal or state law, and whether the circuits are divided on the scope of the buyer-seller exception to drug conspiracy liability

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Whether the term "controlled substance" in the definition of "controlled substance offense" in the Career Offender Guide line, § 4B1.2(b), refers to a substance controlled under federal law or under the law of the convicting jurisdiction, resolving the entrenched circuit split on this question ? 2. Whether the circuits are divided on the scope of the buyerseller exception to drug conspiracy liability under 21 U.S.C. § 846, and whether this case is an excellent vehicle to clarify when a single transaction suffices for conviction?

Docket Entries

2025-11-17
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
2025-10-28
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-10-28
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-09-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 6, 2025)

Attorneys

United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
William Speed, Jr.
Rockne Ole ColeCole Law Firm, PC, Petitioner
Rockne Ole ColeCole Law Firm, PC, Petitioner