United States of America v. Jennifer Mares-Flores

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 23-3538
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Jennifer Mares-Flores
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa - Central
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Submitted: March 18, 2024
Filed: March 28, 2024
[Unpublished]
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Before SHEPHERD, KELLY, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Jennifer Mares-Flores apppeals after the district court1 revoked her supervised
release and sentenced her to 8 months in prison and 24 months of supervised release.
1The Honorable Stephanie M. Rose, Chief Judge, United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa.

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Her counsel has moved for leave to withdraw, and has filed a brief challenging the
revocation sentence.
After careful review of the record, we conclude that the district court did not
abuse its discretion in sentencing Mares-Flores, as it properly considered the 18
U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors; there was no indication that it overlooked a relevant factor,
or committed a clear error of judgment in weighing relevant factors; and the sentence
was within the advisory Guidelines range and below the statutory limit. See 18
U.S.C. § 3583 (maximum revocation prison term is 2 years for Class C felony); 21
U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(C) (maximum supervised release term is life); United States v.
Miller, 557 F.3d 910, 915-18 (8th Cir. 2009) (substantive reasonableness of
revocation sentence is reviewed under deferential abuse-of-discretion standard); see
also United States v. White Face, 383 F.3d 733, 740 (8th Cir. 2004) (district court
need not mechanically list every § 3553(a) factor when sentencing defendant upon
revocation; all that is required is consideration of relevant matters and some reason
for court’s decision).
Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and affirm.
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