State v. Nickens

NUGENT, Judge.

Defendant Reginald Nickens appeals his conviction of assault in the first degree. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and complains of errors in cross-examination and of the comments made by the prosecutor during cross-examination and closing argument. We affirm.

In assessing the sufficiency of the evidence after a guilty verdict, an appellate court must accept as true all the evidence and reasonable inferences to be drawn from it that support the verdict. State v. Morgan, 592 S.W.2d 796, 805 (Mo.1980) (en banc). The evidence that tends to prove the defendant’s guilt…