Patrick Pletnikoff v. Sherrie Johnson

Patrick Pletnikoff was the defendant in criminal and civil proceedings arising out of the alleged rape of Sherrie Johnson. In the criminal proceedings, a jury convicted Pletnikoff of rape; the court of appeals reversed the conviction and ordered a retrial; and Pletnikoff pled nolo contendere prior to the second trial. In the civil proceedings, the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Johnson on the issue of liability on the basis of the prior jury conviction and the subsequent plea of nolo contendere. The trial court also granted summary judgment in favor of Johnson on the issue of damages. Pletnikoff appeals the civil judgment.