Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cornell Sheron EVANS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-12-03
Citations: 403 F. App'x 818
Docket Number: No. 09-5135
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Cornell Sheron EVANS, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before WILKINSON, KEENAN, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 403
Pages: 818–819

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Cornell Sheron EVANS, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 09-5135.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Nov. 30, 2010.
Decided: Dec. 3, 2010.
Michael S. Nachmanoff, Federal Public Defender, Keith Loren Kimball, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Caroline S. Platt, Research and Writing Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellant. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney, Darryl J. Mitchell, Assistant United States Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee.
Before WILKINSON, KEENAN, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Cornel Sheron Evans pled guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (2006). He appeals the seventy-eight month sentence he received, arguing that the district court clearly erred in applying an adjustment for reckless endangerment during flight, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 3C1.2 (2009). We affirm.
Evans stipulated that, when Virginia Beach police attempted a traffic stop of his car, he continued to drive until he lost control of his vehicle while making a turn on the rain-wet road, then got out of the car and ran, throwing a loaded 9mm pistol over a fence toward an interstate highway as he went. He was then apprehended. At the sentencing hearing, the district court received evidence that, during his brief flight, Evans accelerated to a speed "well over the reckless limits" despite the presence of other vehicles, "just barely made" one turn, and later spun out of control. On these facts, we conclude that the district court did not clearly err in finding that Evans "recklesslessly created a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury to another person while fleeing from a law enforcement officer." USSG § 3C1.2. See, e.g., United States v. Carter, 601 F.3d 252, 254-56 (4th Cir.2010).
We therefore affirm the sentence imposed by the district court. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED.