State of Tennessee v. Jerald Jefferson

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON January 6, 2015 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JERALD JEFFERSON Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 11-05625 Lee V. Coffee, Judge No. W2014-00784-CCA-R3-CD - Filed June 25, 2015 The defendant, Jerald Jefferson, was convicted of aggravated rape and sentenced to confinement for twenty-five years. On appeal, he argues that this court should utilize a plain error review to consider his claims that the trial court erred in its jury instructions regarding eyewitness testimony and admission by silence, that the State engaged in…