United States v. Christian Archer

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: April 27, 2026
• Docket: 25-2935
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 25-2935 ___________________________

United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

Christian Archer

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Texarkana ____________

Submitted: April 22, 2026 Filed: April 27, 2026 [Unpublished] ____________

Before LOKEN, SMITH, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM.

Christian Archer appeals the district court’s1 denial of his motion for a sentence reduction pursuant to § 603(b) of the First Step Act and 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A). Upon careful review, we conclude that the district court did not err in finding that Archer failed to establish extraordinary and compelling reasons warranting a sentence reduction. See United States v. Rodd, 966 F.3d 740, 746 (8th Cir. 2020) (standard of review).

Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, deny Archer’s pending motion, and affirm. ______________________________

1 The Honorable Susan O. Hickey, United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Barry A. Bryant, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, now retired.

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