United States v. Thomas Tubbs

Case: 10-51043 Document: 00511640006 Page: 1 Date Filed: 10/21/2011 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED October 21, 2011 No. 10-51043 Conference Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. THOMAS MADISON TUBBS, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 7:10-CR-137-1 Before BENAVIDES, DENNIS, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Thomas Madison Tubbs presents arguments that he concedes are foreclosed by United States v. Harrimon, 568 F.3d 531 (5th Cir. 2009), which held that the Texas state offense of evading arrest or detention by use of a vehicle is a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). Recently, the Supreme Court validated our decision in Harrimon by holding that a conviction under Indiana’s felony vehicle * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. Case: 10-51043 Document: 00511640006 Page: 2 Date Filed: 10/21/2011 No. 10-51043 flight law constituted a violent felony under the ACCA. See Sykes v. United States, 131 S. Ct. 2267, 2277 (2011). Accordingly, the Government’s motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. 2