United States v. Kyle Kessler

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: April 25, 2022
• Docket: 21-3784
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 21-3784 ___________________________

United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

Kyle K. Kessler

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City ____________

Submitted: April 20, 2022 Filed: April 25, 2022 [Unpublished] ____________

Before LOKEN, GRUENDER, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

Kyle Kessler appeals the sentence imposed by the district court1 after he pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Kessler argues that the

1 The Honorable Roseann A. Ketchmark, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. court’s explanation for its sentencing decision was inadequate, and that the sentence is substantively unreasonable.

Upon careful review, we conclude that the district court adequately explained its sentencing decision, as it discussed multiple 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors and responded to Kessler’s sentencing arguments. See United States v. Torres-Ojeda, 829 F.3d 1027, 1029-30 (8th Cir. 2016); United States v. Meyer, 790 F.3d 781, 784 (8th Cir. 2015); United States v. Wood, 587 F.3d 882, 883-84 (8th Cir. 2009). We also conclude that the sentence is not substantively unreasonable, as the court properly considered relevant factors and did not clearly err in weighing the appropriate factors. See United States v. Peithman, 917 F.3d 635, 653 (8th Cir. 2019); United States v. Garcia, 946 F.3d 413, 419 (8th Cir. 2019); United States v. Farmer, 647 F.3d 1175, 1179 (8th Cir. 2011).

Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court. ______________________________

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