United States of America v. Kevin Adams

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 25-3009
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Kevin Adams
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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No. 25-3010
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Kevin Adams
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Appeals from United States District Court
for the Northern District of Iowa - Western
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Submitted: March 16, 2026
Filed: March 19, 2026
[Unpublished]
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Before SMITH, GRASZ, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
In these consolidated appeals, Kevin Adams appeals after the district court1
revoked his supervised release and sentenced him to 22 months in prison and 1 year
of supervised release, with special conditions. His counsel has moved to withdraw
and has filed a brief challenging the substantive reasonableness of the sentences.
Having carefully reviewed the record, we conclude that Adams’s sentences
were not unreasonable, as there is no indication that the district court failed to
consider the relevant factors, gave significant weight to an improper or irrelevant
factor, or committed a clear error of judgment in weighing the relevant factors. See
United States v. Larison, 432 F.3d 921, 923 (8th Cir. 2006) (sentence may be
unreasonable if district court fails to consider relevant factor, gives significant weight
to improper factor, or commits clear error of judgment); United States v. Beckwith,
57 F.4th 630, 632-33 (8th Cir. 2023) (per curiam) (court properly considered criminal
history and characteristics; revocation sentences within Guidelines range are accorded
a presumption of substantive reasonableness on appeal).
Accordingly, we affirm, and we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw.
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1The Honorable Leonard T. Strand, United States District Judge for the
Northern District of Iowa.
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