United States of America v. Jose DeJesus Mejia-Fraijo

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 25-3237
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Jose DeJesus Mejia-Fraijo
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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No. 25-3242
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Jose DeJesus Mejia-Fraijo
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Appeals from United States District Court
for the Northern District of Iowa - Western
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Submitted: May 19, 2026
Filed: May 22, 2026
[Unpublished]
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Before BENTON, GRASZ, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Jose Mejia-Fraijo appeals after he pleaded guilty to illegal reentry as a felon,
which also resulted in the district court1 revoking his supervised release in an earlier
case. His counsel has moved for leave to withdraw under Anders v. California, 386
U.S. 738 (1967), and has filed a brief challenging the substantive reasonableness of
both sentences.
Having carefully reviewed the record, we conclude that Mejia-Fraijo’s
sentences are not unreasonable, as there is no indication that the district court failed
to consider the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) 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. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461-62 (8th Cir. 2009) (en
banc) (standard of review; sentence may be unreasonable if district court fails to
consider relevant factor, gives significant weight to improper or irrelevant factor, or
commits clear error of judgment in weighing appropriate factors); United States v.
Valure, 835 F.3d 789, 790 (8th Cir. 2016) (standard of review for revocation
sentences); United States v. Callaway, 762 F.3d 754, 760 (8th Cir. 2014) (on appeal,
within-Guidelines-range sentence may be presumed reasonable); United States v.
1The Honorable Leonard T. Strand, United States District Judge for the
Northern District of Iowa.
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Beckwith, 57 F.4th 630, 632 (8th Cir. 2023) (per curiam) (revocation sentence within
Guidelines range is accorded a presumption of substantive reasonableness on appeal).
We have also independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488
U.S. 75 (1988), and we find no non-frivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we
grant counsel leave to withdraw, and we affirm.
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