United States of America v. Scott Douglas Edwards

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
___________________________
No. 24-3178
___________________________
United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Scott Douglas Edwards
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
___________________________
No. 24-3179
___________________________
United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Scott Douglas Edwards
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
____________
Appeals from United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa - Central
____________

-- 1 of 2 --

Submitted: April 8, 2025
Filed: April 11, 2025
[Unpublished]
____________
Before GRUENDER, KELLY, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
____________
PER CURIAM.
In these consolidated cases, Scott Edwards appeals the sentences the district
court1 imposed after revoking his concurrent terms of supervised release. His counsel
has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief challenging the substantive
reasonableness of the sentences.
After careful review, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its
discretion, as Edwards admitted to violating the conditions of his release, and the
revocation sentences are within the statutory maximums. See United States v. Miller,
557 F.3d 910, 916 (8th Cir. 2009) (reviewing the substantive reasonableness of a
revocation sentence for an abuse of discretion); United States v. Larison, 432 F.3d
921, 923 (8th Cir. 2006) (reciting the factors to discern whether a revocation sentence
is unreasonable); see also 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(3) (the maximum revocation prison
term is two years if the underlying offense is a Class C felony); 21 U.S.C.
§ 841(b)(1)(C) (setting a minimum--but no maximum--term of supervised release for
certain controlled substance offenses).
Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw and affirm the judgment.
______________________________
1The Honorable Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger, United States District Judge for
the Southern District of Iowa.
-2-

-- 2 of 2 --