United States v. Hugo Espindola

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 24-3362 ___________________________

United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

Hugo Ernest Espindola

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________

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

Submitted: February 23, 2026 Filed: February 26, 2026 [Unpublished] ____________

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

PER CURIAM.

Hugo Espindola appeals after he pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. He argues the district court1 erred by denying his

1 The Honorable Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa. motion to dismiss the indictment because the prosecution violated the Second Amendment, both facially and as applied to him. Upon careful review, we conclude that the district court properly denied the motion, as Espindola’s argument is foreclosed by our precedent. See United States v. Jackson, 110 F.4th 1120, 1125, 1129 (8th Cir. 2024), cert. denied, 145 S. Ct. 2708 (2025); see also United States v. Harris-Franklin, 146 F.4th 631, 637 & n.2 (8th Cir. 2025); United States v. Cameron, 99 F.4th 432, 435-36 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 145 S. Ct. 314 (2024). Accordingly, we affirm. ______________________________

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