United States of America v. Kyle K. Kessler

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 21-3784
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Kyle K. Kessler
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City
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Submitted: April 20, 2022
Filed: April 25, 2022
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, GRUENDER, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.
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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
1The Honorable Roseann A. Ketchmark, United States District Judge for the
Western District of Missouri.

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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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