United States v. Matthew Hutchings

── United States v. Matthew Hutchings ── Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Date: May 05, 2026 Category: General United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 25-2032 ___________________________ United States of America lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee v. Matthew Noel Hutchings lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Fayetteville ____________ Submitted: April 30, 2026 Filed: May 5, 2026 [Unpublished] ____________ Before GRUENDER, GRASZ, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________ 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. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. -2-