United States v. Jennifer Mares-Flores
United States v. Jennifer Mares-Flores
Opinion
United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 23-3538 ___________________________ United States of America lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee v. Jennifer Mares-Flores lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Central ____________ Submitted: March 18, 2024 Filed: March 28, 2024 [Unpublished] ____________ Before SHEPHERD, KELLY, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM.
Jennifer Mares-Flores apppeals after the district court1 revoked her supervised release and sentenced her to 8 months in prison and 24 months of supervised release.
The Honorable Stephanie M. Rose, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Her counsel has moved for leave to withdraw, and has filed a brief challenging the revocation sentence.
After careful review of the record, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in sentencing Mares-Flores, as it properly considered the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors; there was no indication that it overlooked a relevant factor, or committed a clear error of judgment in weighing relevant factors; and the sentence was within the advisory Guidelines range and below the statutory limit. See 18 U.S.C. § 3583 (maximum revocation prison term is 2 years for Class C felony); 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(C) (maximum supervised release term is life); United States v. Miller, 557 F.3d 910, 915-18 (8th Cir. 2009) (substantive reasonableness of revocation sentence is reviewed under deferential abuse-of-discretion standard); see also United States v. White Face, 383 F.3d 733, 740 (8th Cir. 2004) (district court need not mechanically list every § 3553(a) factor when sentencing defendant upon revocation; all that is required is consideration of relevant matters and some reason for court’s decision).
Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and affirm. ______________________________
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