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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. KEVIN HARRIS

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Feb 14, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Matthew T. Mitchell (on appeal), District Public Defender, Ashland City, Tennessee; and Lonnie E. Maze, III (at trial) and Katelyn Dorwart (at trial), Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Kevin Harris.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Ryan Dugan, Assistant Attorney General; W. Ray Crouch, Jr., District Attorney General; and Jack Arnold, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): EASTER

Defendant, Kevin Harris, appeals his Cheatham County convictions for aggravated sexual battery and rape of a child. He contends on appeal that: (1) the trial court erred in admitting the victim’s forensic interview; (2) the evidence was insufficient to establish penetration; and (3) the prosecutor committed multiple instances of improper argument during closing by (a) commenting on Defendant’s failure to testify and (b) vouching for the victim’s credibility. After review, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.

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