State v. Tolliver

GLENN A. NORTON, Judge.

Sylvester Tolliver appeals his convictions on two counts of assault in the second degree committed against his girlfriend. Tolliver specifically challenges the admission of his prior convictions for assaulting his girlfriend and of another act of violence towards her; he also complains that the prosecutor improperly commented on his failure to testify. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

We view the evidence at trial and all reasonable inferences to be drawn therefrom favorably to the verdict. See State v. Whalen, 49 S.W.3d 181, 184 (Mo. banc 2001).

Tolliver and his girlfriend, Lisa…