louisiana statute deemed valid despite 'sloppy' drafting.

NLM AIDSLINE Louisiana statute deemed valid despite 'sloppy' drafting.
July 30, 1999

AIDS Policy Law. 1998 Sep 4;13(16):4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE Onofre Serrano was convicted of exposing his girlfriend to HIV in 1991 and was sentenced to 1 year of hard labor. He was convicted based on a 1993 law that prohibits intentionally exposing another person to the AIDS virus without his or her informed consent. Serrano appealed the decision, arguing that the statute was vague, specifically in its use of the term AIDS virus. The Court stated that while the Legislature's use of the term AIDS virus may be sloppy language, it did not invalidate the intent of the law. NEWSLETTER ARTICLE Coitus Criminal Law HIV Infections/TRANSMISSION Human Informed Consent/LEGISLATION & JURISPRUD Louisiana Sexual Partners

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