United States of America v. Corvelous Devontae Caston

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 25-1098
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United States of America
Plaintiff - Appellee
v.
Corvelous Devontae Caston
Defendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Northern District of Iowa - Eastern
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Submitted: April 14, 2025
Filed: April 17, 2025
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, BENTON, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Corvelous Caston appeals after the district court1 revoked his supervised
release and sentenced him to 9 months in prison and 12 months of supervised release.
Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.
1 The Honorable C.J. Williams, Chief Judge, United States District Court for
the Northern District of Iowa.

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This court granted Caston’s motion for an expedited appeal, and Caston filed
a brief arguing the government presented insufficient evidence of two disputed
supervised-release violations that alleged marijuana use. Upon careful review, this
court concludes the district court did not clearly err in finding the two violations, see
United States v. Daye, 4 F.4th 698, 700 (8th Cir. 2021) (per curiam) (standard of
review), as the government presented evidence of sweat patch tests that were
positive for THC, and Caston presented no compelling reason to believe the positive
tests were erroneous. See United States v. Meyer, 483 F.3d 865, 869 (8th Cir. 2007)
(sweat patch results are generally reliable method of determining drug use, but
individual offenders may offer compelling reasons to believe that positive test results
from sweat patches are erroneous).
The judgment is affirmed.
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