State of Tennessee v. Joshua Glenn Black

A Montgomery County jury convicted the Defendant, Joshua Glenn Black, of first degree premeditated murder, felony murder, and two counts of especially aggravated kidnapping.  The trial court imposed an effective sentence of life imprisonment.  On appeal, the Defendant contends that (1) the trial court erred in allowing a trial exhibit, the front door from the victim’s apartment, to remain in the courtroom for a period of time during the trial and (2) the State engaged in prosecutorial misconduct during closing arguments.  Upon reviewing the record and the applicable law, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.