United States of America v. Christian Douglas Hansen

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 23-2607
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Christian Douglas Hansen
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City
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Submitted: May 10, 2024
Filed: May 15, 2024
[Unpublished]
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Before GRUENDER, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Christian Hansen appeals the below-Guidelines-range sentence the district
court1 imposed after he pled guilty to drug and money laundering offenses pursuant
1The Honorable David Gregory Kays, United States District Judge for the
Western District of Missouri.

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to a plea agreement containing an appeal waiver. His counsel has moved to withdraw
and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the
sentence.
Upon careful review, we conclude the appeal waiver is valid, enforceable, and
applicable to the issues raised in this appeal. See United States v. Scott, 627 F.3d 702,
704 (8th Cir. 2010) (reviewing de novo the validity and applicability of an appeal
waiver); United States v. Andis, 333 F.3d 886, 889-92 (8th Cir. 2003) (en banc)
(enforcing appeal waiver if the appeal falls within the scope of the waiver, the
defendant knowingly and voluntarily entered into the plea agreement and the waiver,
and enforcing the waiver would not result in a miscarriage of justice).
Further, we have independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488
U.S. 75 (1988), and have found no non-frivolous issues for appeal outside the scope
of the appeal waiver. Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw and
dismiss this appeal.
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