United States v. Luis Pineda-Zarao

── United States v. Luis Pineda-Zarao ── Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Date: May 11, 2026 Category: General United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 25-1856 ___________________________ United States of America lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee v. Luis Eduardo Pineda-Zarao lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City ____________ Submitted: May 6, 2026 Filed: May 11, 2026 [Unpublished] ____________ Before GRUENDER, GRASZ, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Luis Pineda-Zarao appeals a condition of supervised release imposed by the district court1 after a jury found him guilty of a drug offense. He argues the district 1 The Honorable David Gregory Kays, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. court plainly erred by imposing a special condition related to substance abuse testing, because the condition is overbroad and he has no documented substance abuse. Upon careful review, we find no reversible plain error. See United States v. Jackson, 33 F.4th 523, 528 (8th Cir. 2022) (per curiam) (standard of review); see also United States v. Poitra, 648 F.3d 884, 892 (8th Cir. 2011) (relief under plain-error review is exceptional remedy to be used sparingly and only when justice so requires). Accordingly, we affirm. ______________________________ -2-