United States of America v. Luis Eduardo Pineda-Zarao

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 25-1856
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Luis Eduardo Pineda-Zarao
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: May 6, 2026
Filed: May 11, 2026
[Unpublished]
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Before GRUENDER, GRASZ, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Luis Pineda-Zarao appeals a condition of supervised release imposed by the
district court1 after a jury found him guilty of a drug offense. He argues the district
1The Honorable David Gregory Kays, United States District Judge for the
Western District of Missouri.

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court plainly erred by imposing a special condition related to substance abuse testing,
because the condition is overbroad and he has no documented substance abuse.
Upon careful review, we find no reversible plain error. See United States v.
Jackson, 33 F.4th 523, 528 (8th Cir. 2022) (per curiam) (standard of review); see also
United States v. Poitra, 648 F.3d 884, 892 (8th Cir. 2011) (relief under plain-error
review is exceptional remedy to be used sparingly and only when justice so requires).
Accordingly, we affirm.
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