United States of America v. Channing Tyler Williams

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 23-3494
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United States of America
Plaintiff - Appellee
v.
Channing Tyler Williams
Defendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Missouri - Jefferson City
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Submitted: July 15, 2024
Filed: July 19, 2024
[Unpublished]
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Before KELLY, GRASZ, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
After pleading guilty to a firearms charge, Channing Williams received a 120-
month prison sentence. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). An Anders brief suggests the
sentence is procedurally and substantively flawed. See Anders v. California, 386
U.S. 738 (1967).

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We conclude otherwise. The district court1 correctly determined that
Williams’s prior conviction for exhibiting a lethal weapon, see Mo. Rev. Stat.
§ 571.030.1(4), was a crime of violence. See United States v. Larry, 51 F.4th 290,
291–92 (8th Cir. 2022); see also U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(a)(1). It then calculated the
advisory range, selected a sentence, and explained its reasoning. See United States
v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc) (reviewing the
reasonableness of a sentence for an abuse of discretion). In doing so, the court
sufficiently considered the statutory sentencing factors, 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), and did
not rely on an improper factor or commit a clear error of judgment. See United
States v. McDaniels, 19 F.4th 1065, 1067 (8th Cir. 2021) (per curiam) (explaining
that the district court has “wide latitude to weigh the relevant sentencing factors”
and “weighing [them] differently than a defendant would have preferred does not
alone justify reversal” (citation omitted)).
We have also independently reviewed the record and conclude that no other
non-frivolous issues exist. See Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 82–83 (1988). We
accordingly affirm the judgment of the district court and grant counsel permission
to withdraw.
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1 The Honorable Roseann A. Ketchmark, United States District Judge for the
Western District of Missouri.

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