United States of America v. Patrelle Jose Green-Bowman

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 24-2900
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Patrelle Jose Green-Bowman
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Northern District of Iowa - Eastern
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Submitted: April 28, 2025
Filed: May 1, 2025
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Patrelle Jose Green-Bowman appeals the sentence the district court1 imposed
after he pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. His counsel has
1The Honorable C.J. Williams, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the
Northern District of Iowa.

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moved for leave to withdraw, and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386
U.S. 738 (1967), arguing that the district court committed a procedural error in its
factfinding at sentencing, and abused its discretion by departing upward and imposing
a substantively unreasonable sentence.
Upon careful review, we conclude the district court did not err in its
factfinding. See United States v. Jones, 89 F.4th 681, 684 (8th Cir. 2023) (district
court’s factual findings are reviewed for clear error). At the sentencing hearing,
Officer Christopher Kubli testified that Green-Bowman struck him in the face during
Officer Kubli’s pursuit of him. The body camera footage admitted into evidence at
the hearing also recorded Officer Kubli’s excited utterance of “he assaulted me!” The
district court found Officer Kubli’s testimony credible. See United States v. McGee,
890 F.3d 730, 734 (8th Cir. 2018) (district court’s credibility determinations are
virtually unreviewable on appeal). The district court’s finding that Green-Bowman
intentionally assaulted Officer Kubli is supported by a preponderance of the evidence.
United States v. Mustafa, 695 F.3d 860, 862 (8th Cir. 2012)
(preponderance-of-the-evidence standard applies to factual determinations at
sentencing).
On the pending theft charge in Iowa state court for a stolen credit card, Officer
Brady Tyler testified that when he searched the vehicle Green-Bowman had been
driving, he found a driver’s license with a photo of Green-Bowman and the name
“George Jones.” The individual using the stolen credit card and the name George
Jones charged in excess of $900 to it including at least one charge at a hotel. A
detective also testified to Green-Bowman using the name George Jones when he stole
another credit card and used it at a hotel. Green-Bowman has a prior conviction for
unauthorized use of a credit card. The district court’s finding that Green-Bowman
was connected to the credit card theft and the George Jones pseudonym is supported
by a preponderance of the evidence. Mustafa, 695 F.3d at 862.
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Further, the district court did not abuse its discretion in departing upward from
the Guidelines range, as it explained that the departure was based upon
Green-Bowman’s criminal history, the likelihood that he would recidivate, his
escalating conduct, and the ineffectiveness of prior lenient treatment. See U.S.S.G.
§ 4A1.3(a) (upward departure for underrepresented criminal history or likelihood
defendant will commit other crimes); United States v. Ruvalcava-Perez, 561 F.3d
883, 886 (8th Cir. 2009) (decision to depart upward is reviewed for abuse of
discretion, and extent of departure is reviewed for reasonableness).
Finally, we conclude that the sentence is not substantively unreasonable. See
United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461-62, 464 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc)
(standard of review; district court abuses its discretion when it fails to consider
relevant factor that should have received significant weight, gives significant weight
to improper or irrelevant factor, or commits clear error of judgment in weighing
appropriate factors); United States v. Stults, 575 F.3d 834, 849 (8th Cir. 2009)
(sentence is not unreasonable when court made individualized assessment based on
facts presented and addressed defendant’s proffered information in its consideration
of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors).
We have independently reviewed the record Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75
(1988), and have found no non-frivolous issues for appeal. The judgment of the
district court is affirmed, and counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted.
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