Opinion ID: 1702189
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Heading: Failure to Object to the State's Improper Remarks on Credibility

Text: ¶ 13. Berry contends that the State improperly bolstered the credibility of Billy Gore, an investigator for the highway patrol. We discussed this issue in Berry I and found it to be procedurally barred. Berry I, 575 So.2d at 9. In doing so, we went on to say that [s]ubstantively, broad latitude is afforded [ ] attorneys in closing argument, and the prosecutor did not exceed the limits of the argument in this case. Id. Though not asked to admonish the jury regarding such comments, the circuit court instructed the jury that the testimony of a police officer is entitled to no special or exclusive sanctity. Id. ¶ 14. Considering such instructions and bearing in mind that the decision whether to make certain objections falls within the ambit of trial strategy, we find that this issue is without merit. See generally Jackson v. State, 815 So.2d 1196, 1200 (Miss.2002).