United States v. Scott Edwards

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: April 11, 2025
• Docket: 24-3178, 24-3179
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 24-3178 ___________________________

United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

Scott Douglas Edwards

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ___________________________

No. 24-3179 ___________________________

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________

Appeals from United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Central ____________ Submitted: April 8, 2025 Filed: April 11, 2025 [Unpublished] ____________

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

PER CURIAM.

In these consolidated cases, Scott Edwards appeals the sentences the district court1 imposed after revoking his concurrent terms of supervised release. His counsel has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief challenging the substantive reasonableness of the sentences.

After careful review, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion, as Edwards admitted to violating the conditions of his release, and the revocation sentences are within the statutory maximums. See United States v. Miller, 557 F.3d 910, 916 (8th Cir. 2009) (reviewing the substantive reasonableness of a revocation sentence for an abuse of discretion); United States v. Larison, 432 F.3d 921, 923 (8th Cir. 2006) (reciting the factors to discern whether a revocation sentence is unreasonable); see also 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(3) (the maximum revocation prison term is two years if the underlying offense is a Class C felony); 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(C) (setting a minimum--but no maximum--term of supervised release for certain controlled substance offenses).

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

1 The Honorable Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa.

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