United States of America v. Devontae Naylor-Foy, also known as Devontae Naylor Foy

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 25-2589
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Devontae Naylor-Foy, also known as Devontae Naylor Foy
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa - Central
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Submitted: January 27, 2026
Filed: February 13, 2026
[Unpublished]
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Before SMITH, SHEPHERD, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Devontae Naylor-Foy appeals the below-Guidelines sentence the district court1
imposed after he pleaded guilty to a drug offense. His counsel has moved for leave
1The Honorable Stephen H. Locher, United States District Judge for the
Southern District of Iowa.

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to withdraw, and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967),
challenging the substantive reasonableness of the sentence.
Upon careful review, we conclude that the district court did not impose a
substantively unreasonable sentence. See United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455,
461-62 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc) (reviewing sentence under deferential abuse-of-
discretion standard; discussing substantive reasonableness); United States v.
McCauley, 715 F.3d 1119, 1127 (8th Cir. 2013) (noting that when the district court
has varied below the Guidelines range, it is “nearly inconceivable” that the court
abused its discretion in not varying further). In addition, having independently
reviewed the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), we find no non-
frivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we grant counsel leave to withdraw, and we
affirm.
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