July 15, 2026·26-1164·Panel Decision·By James Taylor
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court order revoking a defendant's supervised release. The panel concluded the sentence was not unreasonable and granted counsel leave to withdraw.
Peter Blaha appealed a district court order that revoked his supervised release. His counsel filed a brief challenging the sentence as substantively unreasonable before moving to withdraw.
The court’s reasoning
The court reviewed the record and concluded that the district court did not fail to consider relevant factors, did not give significant weight to an improper or irrelevant factor, and did not commit a clear error of judgment in weighing the relevant factors.
What it means going forward
The affirmation upholds the supervised release revocation and the associated sentence, while allowing the appellant’s counsel to withdraw from representation.
