Case Explained: United States of America v. Lajuan D. House

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Filed: 2026-06-24 The eighth-circuit affirmed the district court’s revocation of Lajuan House’s supervised release and imposition of a 24-month prison sentence, concluding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing an above-Guidelines-range sentence. The court applied the standard of review for substantive reasonableness, holding that reversal is not warranted merely because the appellant disagrees with the weight given to sentencing factors, provided the district court considered relevant factors and did not commit a clear error of judgment or give significant weight to improper factors. Consequently, the sentence remains in effect and House must serve the 24-month term without any subsequent term of supervised release. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.