United States of America v. Raymerial S. Purl

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 25-1992
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Raymerial S. Purl
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Missouri - Cape Girardeau
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Submitted: December 19, 2025
Filed: December 24, 2025
[Unpublished]
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Before BENTON, SHEPHERD, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Raymerial Purl appeals the within-Guidelines-range sentence the district court1
imposed after he pleaded guilty to drug offenses. His counsel has moved to
1The Honorable Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr., United States District Judge for the
Eastern District of Missouri.

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withdraw, and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967),
challenging the sentence as substantively unreasonable.
Upon careful review, we conclude that the district court did not impose a
substantively unreasonable sentence, as the court properly considered the factors
listed in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) and did not err in weighing the relevant factors. See
United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc) (reviewing
substantive reasonableness of sentence under deferential abuse-of-discretion
standard; abuse of discretion occurs when court fails to consider relevant factor, gives
significant weight to improper or irrelevant factor, or commits clear error of judgment
in weighing appropriate factors).
We have independently reviewed the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488
U.S. 75 (1988), and have found no non-frivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we
grant counsel leave to withdraw, and affirm.
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