State v. Cady

MORTENSEN, Judge:

¶1 No means no. So does "unh-unh," especially when accompanied by a host of other nonverbal cues-such as pushing an assailant away, turning away from him, crying, and curling up in fetal position. When Defendant Michael Aaron Cady ignored Victim's several expressions of nonconsent, he committed object rape. He now challenges a jury's conviction of him for that crime, arguing the evidence was insufficient to support a conclusion (1) that Victim did not consent to the encounter or (2) that he was reckless with regard to her nonconsent. He also argues that because the jury…