Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. David M. THIBEAUX, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-11-23
Citations: 353 F. App'x 68
Docket Number: No. 08-3890
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. David M. THIBEAUX, Appellant.
Judges: Before MELLOY, BEAM, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 353
Pages: 68–69

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. David M. THIBEAUX, Appellant.
No. 08-3890.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: Nov. 16, 2009.
Filed: Nov. 23, 2009.
Ronna A. Holloman-Hughes, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO (Raymond C. Conrad, Jr., Fed. Public Defender, on the brief), for appellant.
Paul S. Becker, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO (John F. Wood, U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.
Before MELLOY, BEAM, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
David Thibeaux appeals his 152-month sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Thibeaux specifically objects to the district court's determination that his prior offense for second-degree burglary in Missouri was a violent felony pursuant to the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) (imposing a mandatory fifteen-year sentence upon felons who unlawfully possess a firearm and who also have three or more previous "violent felony" convictions). Section 924(e) defines violent felony to include "burglary, arson, or extortion" or any other crime that has as an element the use of physical force or "otherwise involves conduct that presents a serious potential risk of physical injury to another." 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B). Thibeaux argues that the district court did not correctly analyze the violent felony issue under the Supreme Court's decision in Begay v. United States, 553 U.S. 137, 128 S.Ct. 1581, 1586-88, 170 L.Ed.2d 490 (2008) (holding that New Mexico conviction for driving under the influence was not a violent felony within the "otherwise involves" clause of the ACCA). We disagree. Begay analyzed whether a non-enumerated offense qualified as a violent felony; however, "burglary" is an enumerated offense in 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). Cf. United States v. Stymiest, 581 F.3d 759, 768 (8th Cir.2009) ("Begay . does not undermine our burglary precedents."). Thibeaux's conviction for second-degree burglary in Missouri qualifies as a violent felony. Accord Taylor v. United States, 495 U.S. 575, 599, 110 S.Ct. 2143, 109 L.Ed.2d 607 (1990); Mo.Rev.Stat. § 569.170. We affirm.
. The Honorable Gary A. Fenner, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.
. Thibeaux received relief from the mandatory minimum sentence by providing substantial assistance pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3553(e).