STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. MARTIN J. SYKES

Following a jury trial, Martin Sykes (Defendant) was convicted of the crime of domestic assault in the second degree. See § 565.073. 1 Defendant appealed and presents one point for review. He contends the trial court erred in allowing testimony that Defendant tried to rape the victim, B.S. (Victim). Finding no merit in this contention, we affirm.

Defendant was charged by amended information as a persistent offender with second-degree domestic assault for events that occurred in April 2013. A jury trial was held in August 2014. After the jury found Defendant guilty as charged, the court…