Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit November 29, 2006, 05-4798 (United States v. Michael Robert Perkins)

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILLIAMS wrote the opinion, in which Judge GREGORY and Judge JOHNSTON joined.

OPINION

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Michael Perkins, a Petersburg, Virginia city police officer, was convicted by a jury of kicking and causing bodily injury under color of law to Lamont Koonce, a motorist stopped for a traffic violation who fled from the police, thus willfully