UNITED STATES v. BANDSTRA

No. 20-1616.

999 F.3d 1099 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bert Andrew BANDSTRA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 7, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig Peyton Gaumer , Andrew H. Kahl , Adam Kerndt , Mikaela Jo Shotwell , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, Des Moines, IA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Bert Andrew Bandstra, Federal Correctional Institution, Anthony, NM, Pro Se.

Timothy McCarthy, II , McCarthy & Hamrock, West Des Moines, IA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before COLLOTON, WOLLMAN, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


A jury found Bert Bandstra guilty of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, and the district court sentenced him to 190 months' imprisonment. Bandstra appeals his sentence, and we affirm.

The evidence at trial showed that Bandstra conspired with others, including Christopher Zimmerman and Amber Jo Bonewitz, to...

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