State crimes and federal sentencing
Augillard v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Julius Augillard argues that the Fifth Circuit requires defendants to point to an actual prosecution of conduct beyond the federal standard before showing a state offense is broader—even when the state law’s text reaches that conduct.
- What's at stake
- Augillard's challenge remains unresolved; the Supreme Court has not agreed to review his case.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Supreme Court sent his petition for consideration at a conference; that step is not a decision to hear the case.
The dispute focuses on how courts compare a state offense's reach with a federal standard under the categorical approach.
Question presented
Whether, under the categorical approach, a defendant must always produce an actual case to demonstrate a state statute’s overbreadth, even when the state statute is facially broader than the federal standard.
What happens next
The petition is distributed for the Court's Dec. 4, 2026, conference. That listing does not guarantee when the Court will act.
Documents
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Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.