In Lane v. Ballot, the court held that?

A. ?a criminal conviction cannot be used in applying the doctrine of collateral estoppel to a civil case.
B. ?the doctrine of collateral estoppel cannot be applied until the appeal is final.
C. ?the superior court was correct in applying the doctrine of collateral estoppel to find that Lane's criminal conviction for assaulting Annie Ballot established that he was liable to her in tort.
D. ?the superior court was incorrect in applying the doctrine of collateral estoppel because the verdict against Lane of guilty but mentally ill was not sufficient to establish the elements of the crime of which he was convicted.


Answer: C

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