United States v. Charles Allen

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: March 3, 2026
• Docket: 25-2518
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 25-2518 ___________________________

United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

Charles Wayne Allen

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Eastern ____________

Submitted: February 26, 2026 Filed: March 3, 2026 [Unpublished] ____________

Before GRUENDER, STRAS, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

Charles Allen appeals after the district court1 revoked his supervised release and sentenced him to 21 months in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release.

1 The Honorable Stephanie M. Rose, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. His counsel has moved to withdraw and has filed a brief challenging the substantive reasonableness of the revocation sentence.

After careful review of the record, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing the revocation sentence, as there is no indication that the district court overlooked a relevant factor, gave significant weight to an improper or irrelevant factor, or committed a clear error of judgment in weighing the relevant factors. See United States v. Miller, 557 F.3d 910, 917 (8th Cir. 2009). Moreover, the revocation sentence is within the Guidelines range and is therefore afforded a presumption of substantive reasonableness on appeal. See United States v. Wilkins, 909 F.3d 915, 917-18 (8th Cir. 2018).

Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and affirm. ______________________________

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