Commonwealth of Virginia v. Rayshawn Torrell Greer

DECKER, Judge.

Rayshawn Torrell Greer (the defendant) was convicted in a jury trial of possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a violent felony pursuant to Code § 18.2-308.2. As permitted by Code § 19.2-398(C), the Commonwealth appeals the defendant’s sentence for that offense. 1 It contends that the trial court erred by sentencing the defendant to a term of imprisonment of two years rather than the five-year mandatory minimum sentence. The trial court imposed that sentence after the jury returned a sentencing verdict of two years, despite written and oral instructions properly…