United States of America v. Adrian W. Rogers

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 25-2393
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Adrian W. Rogers
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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No. 25-2395
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Adrian W. Rogers
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Appeals from United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa - Central
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Submitted: May 22, 2026
Filed: May 28, 2026
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, SMITH, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
In these consolidated appeals, Adrian Rogers challenges the sentences the
district court1 imposed after revoking his supervised release in two cases. His counsel
has moved for leave to withdraw, arguing the sentences are substantively
unreasonable. Rogers has filed a pro se brief, arguing that the sentences are excessive
and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel.
Upon careful review, we conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion
by imposing a substantively unreasonable sentence upon revoking Rogers's
supervised release. See United States v. Miller, 557 F.3d 910, 917 (8th Cir. 2009)
(standard of review); United States v. Cotroneo, 89 F.3d 510, 512 (8th Cir. 1996).
We decline to consider Rogers's ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claims on direct
appeal. See United States v. Ramirez-Hernandez, 449 F.3d 824, 827 (8th Cir. 2006).
Accordingly, we affirm. We grant counsel's motion to withdraw but note that counsel
may need to advise Mr. Rogers of his option to seek Supreme Court review of this
decision.
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1The Honorable Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger, United States District Judge for
the Southern District of Iowa.
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