United States v. James Alfonso Greene

James Greene was tried in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Savannah Division, for violation of 18 U.S.C.App. sec. 1202(a)(1), which prohibits possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. After a jury trial, he was convicted and sentenced to fifteen years incarceration without parole pursuant to the enhanced punishment provisions of 18 U.S.C.App. sec. 1202(a)(1). Greene appeals his conviction and sentence. We affirm.

On October 4, 1985, Greene was arrested by drug agents of the Chatham County Police Department during the execution of a search warrant. At…