United States of America v. Jimarus Westley Puckett

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 25-3359
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United States of America
Plaintiff - Appellee
v.
Jimarus Westley Puckett
Defendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Northern District of Iowa - Eastern
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Submitted: June 11, 2026
Filed: June 16, 2026
[Unpublished]
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Before SMITH, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Jimarus Puckett received a 72-month sentence after he pleaded guilty to a
firearm offense. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), (9), 924(a)(8). An Anders brief
suggests that the sentence is substantively unreasonable. See Anders v. California,
386 U.S. 738 (1967).

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We conclude otherwise. See United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461–
62 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc) (reviewing for an abuse of discretion). The record
establishes that the district court1 sufficiently considered the statutory sentencing
factors, see 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), and did not rely on an improper factor or commit a
clear error of judgment. See United States v. McDaniels, 19 F.4th 1065, 1067 (8th
Cir. 2021) (per curiam) (explaining that the district court has “latitude to weigh the
relevant sentencing factors . . . differently than a defendant would have preferred”
(citation omitted)).
We have also independently reviewed the record and conclude that no other
non-frivolous issues exist. See Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 82–83 (1988). We
accordingly affirm the judgment of the district court and grant counsel permission
to withdraw.
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1 The Honorable C.J. Williams, Chief Judge, United States District Court for
the Northern District of Iowa.

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