United States Eighth Circuit

Defendant's firearm possession sentence is affirmed where the district court properly enhanced defendant's sentence due to his commission of a prior violent felony under U.S.S.G. section 4B1.2(a), as defendant was convicted of a Kansas law felony for "fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer" because he was involved in a high speed chase that resulted in a motor vehicle accident involving other vehicles.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/23/2009
• Published 09/23/2009

Judges

• Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert G. Kuchar, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO (Raymond C. Conrad, Jr., Fed. Public Defender, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Philip M. Koppe, Brent B. Venneman, Asst. U.S. Attys., Kansas City, MO (Matt J. Whitworth, Acting U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.