United States v. Jesse Fells
United States v. Jesse Fells
Opinion
United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________
No. 25-1119 ___________________________
United States of America
Plaintiff - Appellee
v.
Jesse Robert Fells
Defendant - Appellant ____________
Appeal from United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Central ____________
Submitted: May 30, 2025 Filed: June 4, 2025 [Unpublished] ____________
Before SMITH, GRASZ, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________
PER CURIAM.
After violating the conditions of supervised release for the third time, Jesse Fells received a 24-month prison sentence, followed by another 96 months of supervision. His counsel, who seeks permission to withdraw, suggests the sentence is substantively unreasonable. We conclude otherwise. See United States v. Barber, 4 F.4th 689, 691 (8th Cir. 2021) (per curiam) (reviewing a revocation sentence for an abuse of discretion). The record shows that the district court 1 sufficiently considered the statutory sentencing factors, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3553(a), 3583(e)(3), and did not rely on an improper factor or commit a clear error of judgment. See Barber, 4 F.4th at 692 (explaining that the court “has wide latitude to weigh the § 3553(a) factors in each case and assign some factors greater weight than others” (citation omitted)). We accordingly affirm the judgment of the district court and grant counsel permission to withdraw. ______________________________
1 The Honorable Stephanie M. Rose, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. -2-
Reference
- Status
- Unpublished