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Parties Involved:
Thomas Frederick Mills
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Donovan W. Frank, United States District Judge for the District

of Minnesota.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 06-2306

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* District of Minnesota.

Thomas Frederick Mills, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: April 27, 2007

Filed: May 1, 2007

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Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Thomas Frederick Mills appeals his sentence following his guilty plea to escape

from a federal correctional institution, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 751(a), and theft of

government property, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641. For reversal, Mills argues the

district court1

 erred in concluding that his escape conviction was a crime of violence

under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(a)(2), resulting in his classification as a career offender under

U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1.

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As Mills acknowledges, this court has held that all escapes, even non-violent

“walk-away” escapes, are crimes of violence within the meaning of section 4B1.2.

See United States v. Nation, 243 F.3d 467, 472 (8th Cir. 2001). We are bound to

follow this precedent. See United States v. Wright, 22 F.3d 787, 788 (8th Cir. 1994)

(panel of this court is bound by prior Eighth Circuit decision unless prior decision is

overruled by this court sitting en banc).

Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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