United States of America v. Matthew Noel Hutchings

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 25-2032
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Matthew Noel Hutchings
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Arkansas - Fayetteville
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Submitted: April 30, 2026
Filed: May 5, 2026
[Unpublished]
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Before GRUENDER, GRASZ, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Matthew Hutchings appeals the sentence the district court1 imposed after he
pled guilty to a tax offense. He challenges his sentence as substantively
unreasonable.
Upon careful review, we conclude the district court did not impose a
substantively unreasonable sentence. See United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455,
461 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc) (abuse of discretion review); see also United States v.
Mangum, 625 F.3d 466, 469-70 (8th Cir. 2010) (upward variance is reasonable where
court makes individualized assessment based on facts presented). Accordingly, we
affirm.
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1The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks, Chief Judge, United States District Court
for the Western District of Arkansas.
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