Opinion ID: 1058506
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Witness Voucher

Text: The defendant asserts that various prosecutorial comments made in relation to the testimony of Christopher James and Jarvis Shipp constituted improper vouching for their credibility and rendered his trial unfair. During the state's closing arguments, the prosecutor made comments regarding the honesty of both James and Shipp. The prosecutor also made comments during the direct-examination of Shipp and closing arguments regarding Shipp's bravery in testifying. The state responds, in part, that the defendant has waived this issue for failing to enter a contemporaneous objection. We agree with the state that the defendant has waived this issue due to his failure to proffer contemporaneous objections to the challenged remarks. See State v. Green, 947 S.W.2d 186, 188 (Tenn.Crim.App.1997); State v. Farmer, 927 S.W.2d 582, 591 (Tenn.Crim.App.1996); Tenn. R.App. P. 36(a). We further discern no plain error. See Tenn. R.Crim. P. 52(b).