Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Timothy Andrew WALKER, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-03-17
Citations: 89 F. App'x 476
Docket Number: No. 03-40970
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Timothy Andrew WALKER, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before SMITH, DEMOSS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 89
Pages: 476–477

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Timothy Andrew WALKER, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 03-40970.
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
March 17, 2004.
James Lee Turner, Assistant US Attorney, Hazel B. Jones, US Attorney’s Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Jani J. Maselli, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before SMITH, DEMOSS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Timothy Andrew Walker appeals his conviction for carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking offense in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1). Walker pleaded guilty to this and several other related counts; however, he argues on appeal that there was an insufficient factual basis to support his plea on this count. See Fed. R.Crim. P. 11(b)(3). Because Walker did not object to the sufficiency of the factual basis in the district court, we review for plain error. See United States v. Vonn, 535 U.S. 55, 59, 122 S.Ct. 1043, 152 L.Ed.2d 90 (2002) (applying plain error review to Rule 11 violation); United States v. Marek, 238 F.3d 310, 315 (5th Cir.2001) (en banc).
Walker's conviction is based on a shotgun seized from a vehicle driven by his co-defendant, Brian Peterson. A defendant may be liable for his co-conspirator's substantive offenses if the acts were reasonably foreseeable and done in furtherance of the conspiracy. United States v. Wilson, 105 F.3d 219, 221 (5th Cir.1997); see Pinkerton v. United States, 328 U.S. 640, 647-48, 66 S.Ct. 1180, 90 L.Ed. 1489 (1946). Based upon our review of the record, we conclude that the district court did not plainly err in finding that Peterson's possession of a firearm was both reasonably foreseeable and in furtherance of the conspiracy. See United States v. Schmalzried, 152 F.3d 354, 357 (5th Cir.1998) (carrying of firearm must be shown to have had "a 'purpose or effect' with respect to the drug offense"); United States v. Ceballos-Torres, 218 F.3d 409, 410-11 (5th Cir.) (discussing factors to consider in determining whether possession of firearm was "in furtherance of' a drug-trafficking offense), amended in part, 226 F.3d 651 (5th Cir.2000); United States v. Dean, 59 F.3d 1479, 1490 n. 20 (5th Cir.1995) (possession of firearm was reasonably foreseeable based on circumstances of transaction).
AFFIRMED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.