Citation

AIDS Policy Law 1996; 11(11): 7.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Buraff Publications)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11363567

Abstract

Naomi Morrison was sentenced to 10 years in jail and an additional 10 years probation for aggravated battery, robbery, and burglary. When Morrison, an HIV-positive prostitute, attempted to rob a 91-year-old man and he resisted, she bit his arm to the bone. The man seroconverted 6 to 8 weeks following the attack. This is only the second fully documented case of HIV transmission through biting. Due to the particularly atrocious and cruel nature of the crime, the three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals, Fourth District, upheld the Palm Beach County judge's increase of Morrison's sentence beyond the usual penalty.

Language: en