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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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