Sundeen v. Kroger

Tom Glaze, Justice.

We granted appellant Michael Sunticpetition e. review in this appeal. Sundeen was initially found guilty in municipal court of obstructing and attempting to influence governmental operations. Sundeen appealed to circuit court where the State nolle prossed the charges. Sundeen subsequently filed suit against Kroger and its security officer for malicious prosecution and abuse of process. We are asked to decide what effect the State’s nolle prosse later had in Sundeen’s civil suit now on appeal. When we grant a petition for review, we consider the appeal as though it had…