United States of America v. Corey Deandra Thomas

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 24-3627
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Corey Deandra Thomas
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Northern
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Submitted: April 23, 2026
Filed: April 28, 2026
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, SMITH, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Corey Thomas appeals the sentence the district court1 imposed after he pleaded
guilty to a firearm offense. He argues the court imposed a substantively unreasonable
sentence.
After careful review, we conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion
in sentencing Thomas, as the record reflects the court considered the 18 U.S.C.
§ 3553(a) factors, including the mitigating factors asserted by Thomas, and sentenced
him above the Guidelines range based on an individualized assessment of the nature
of the offense and his history and characteristics. See United States v. David, 682
F.3d 1074, 1076-77 (8th Cir. 2012) (standard of review; abuse of discretion occurs
when court 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. Hubbs, 18 F.4th
570, 572 (8th Cir. 2021) (district court has wide latitude to weigh § 3553(a) factors
in each case and assign some greater weight than others to determine appropriate
sentence); United States v. Mangum, 625 F.3d 466, 470 (8th Cir. 2010) (upward
variance reasonable where court made individualized assessment based on facts
presented).
Accordingly, we affirm.
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1The Honorable Lee P. Rudofsky, United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Arkansas.
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