United States of America v. Toni Yeager

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 25-3300
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Toni Yeager
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Arkansas - Fayetteville
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Submitted: April 2, 2026
Filed: April 7, 2026
[Unpublished]
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Before SMITH, GRASZ, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Toni Yeager appeals the sentence the district court1 imposed after she pleaded
guilty to a drug offense pursuant to a written plea agreement. Her counsel has moved
1The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks, Chief Judge, United States District Court
for the Western District of Arkansas.

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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.
After careful review, we conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion
in sentencing Yeager. See United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461-62 (8th Cir.
2009) (en banc) (standard of review); see also United States v. Timberlake, 679 F.3d
1008, 1012 (8th Cir. 2012) (district court is presumed to have considered mitigating
factors counsel discussed at sentencing and has substantial latitude to weigh
sentencing factors); United States v. Callaway, 762 F.3d 754, 760 (8th Cir. 2014) (on
appeal, within-Guidelines range sentence may be presumed reasonable). Further,
having independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988),
we find no non-frivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion
to withdraw and affirm.
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