Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Roberts
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided February 19, 1991No. Crim. 90-166PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
RAYMOND J. BRODERICK, District Judge,
sitting by designation.
The Government seeks an order compelling the defendant, Alrick Roberts, to undergo testing to determine if he is infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the causative agent of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The objective of the requested procedure is to inform the complaining witness, an alleged rape victim, whether the defendant has exposed her to the virus. Because it represents the “intelligent, humane, logical, and proper course of action under the circumstances,” People v. Thomas, 139 Misc.2d…
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