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Task: Vehicle Pursuit

Sykes v. United States, 131 S.Ct. 2267 (2011).

Fleeing from law enforcement in a vehicle qualifies as a violent

felony under federal sentencing requirments if the state where the

flight occurred has a felony fleeing statute and the subject being

sentenced has been found or pled guilty to it.

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