United States of America v. Maurice La'Von Cowan

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 25-3399
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Maurice La'Von Cowan
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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No. 25-3402
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Maurice La'Von Cowan
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Appeals from United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa - Eastern
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Submitted: April 14, 2026
Filed: June 1, 2026
[Unpublished]
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Before SHEPHERD, ERICKSON, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
In these consolidated appeals, Maurice Cowan challenges the revocation
sentence the district court1 imposed after revoking his supervised release for two
separate convictions. His counsel has moved to withdraw, and has filed a brief
challenging the substantive reasonableness of the sentence.
Having carefully reviewed the record, we conclude that Cowan’s sentence was
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. Larison, 432 F.3d 921, 923-24 (8th Cir. 2006) (sentence may be
unreasonable if district court fails to consider relevant factor, gives significant weight
to improper factor, or commits clear error of judgment; court may consider criminal
history and history on supervised release); United States v. 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).
Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and affirm.
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1The Honorable Stephanie M. Rose, Chief Judge, United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa.
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