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Parties Involved:
Larry Dale Fowler
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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Umt«tSt&t&ColirtofAppea}f UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Te"\~ f',""Cttit 

TENTH CIRCUIT APR 1 5 1993 

ROBERT L. HOECKER 

Clerk 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) 

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Plaintiff-Appellee, ) 

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v. ) 

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LARRY DALE FOWLER, ) 

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Defendant-Appellant.) 

No. 92-5094 

(N.D. Okla., No. 91-CR-124-C) 

ORDER AND JUDGMENT* 

Before SEYMOUR, ANDERSON, and EBEL, Circuit Judges.** 

On January 23, 1992, the appellant, Larry Dale Fowler, plead 

guilty to a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) (1), felon in 

possession of a firearm. It appears that on January 1, 1991, the 

appellant robbed a convenience store in Tulsa, Oklahoma using a 

22-caliber rifle. He fled the scene in a van. Shortly 

thereafter, a Tulsa police officer came upon the van and, using 

his lights and siren, attempted to pull it over. A high speed 

* This order and judgment has no precedential value and shall 

not be cited, or used by any court within the Tenth Circuit, 

except for purposes of establishing the doctrines of the law of 

the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. 10th Cir. R. 

36.3. 

** After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel 

has determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially 

assist the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 

34(a); 10th Cir. R. 34.1.9. Therefore, the case is ordered 

submitted without oral argument. 

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chase ensued during which time the appellant went through red 

lights at intersections. The chase ended when the appellant 

wrecked the van. He was eventually apprehended hiding in some 

bushes and the rifle was recovered from the vehicle. 

The appellant argues on appeal that his sentence was 

erroneously enhanced by two levels for reckless endangerment 

1 during flight according to U.S.S.G. 3Cl.2. He asserts that, 

because the identity of the people who were placed at substantial 

risk of death or serious bodily injury was not known, the court 

could not have made a reliable assessment of the risks that they 

were facing. We find this argument to be frivolous. 2 

Accordingly, the sentence imposed by the district court is 

AFFIRMED. 

Entered for the Court 

David M. Ebel 

Circuit Judge 

1 Section 3Cl.2 of the November 1, 1991 United States 

Sentencing Guidelines provides: 

Reckless Endangerment During Flight 

If the defendant recklessly created a substantial risk of 

death or serious bodily injury to another person in the 

course of fleeing from a law enforcement officer, increase by 

2 levels. 

2 The Assistant Federal Public Defender has filed a motion to 

withdraw as counsel of record on the grounds that the appeal is 

frivolous and there are no other potentially meritorious issues on 

which to base an appeal. Because we likewise find the appeal to 

be frivolous, the Assistant Federal Public Defender's motion is 

granted. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967 ) ; Ellis v. 

United States, 356 U.S. 674 (1958). 

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