Harper v. State

THOMAS, Justice.

The sole assertio^*c>f error in this case is that Dale E. Harper (Harper) was denied his constitutional right to a fair trial due to prosecutorial misconduct in making closing argument to the jury. In his brief, Harper argues multiple aspects of this contention: (1) vouching for the credibility of the witnesses; (2) injecting the prosecutor’s opinion on the weight of the evidence; (3) shifting the burden of proof to Harper; (4) improper comment on Harper’s exercise of his right to silence; (5) attacking the integrity of defense counsel; (6) improper comments concerning Harper…