State of Tennessee v. Franklin Sean Smith

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Defendant, Franklin Sean Smith, was convicted of aggravated rape of a child, aggravated sexual battery, and incest. After a sentencing hearing, Defendant received a 60-year sentence. Defendant appeals, arguing that: (1) the trial court committed plain error in allowing the State's \numerous instances of improper prosecutorial arguments\ (2) the trial court committed plain error in allowing the State to introduce into evidence Defendant's letter to his wife (3) the State withheld evidence in violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963) (4) the trial court committed plain error in admitting the victim's forensic interview (5) his convictions violated the protections of double jeopardy (6) he received the ineffective assistance of counsel (7) his convictions should be overturned based on the cumulative error doctrine and (8) the evidence was insufficient to support the convictions. Following a thorough review of the record, we discern no error and affirm the judgments of the trial court.