Legal Opinion
State v. Mahan
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided June 16, 1998No. 80128, 80268PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRICE, Judge.
Section 191.677, RSMo 1994, creates the class D felony of creating a grave and unjustifiable risk of infecting another with HIV. Specifically, section 191.677.1.(2), RSMo 1994 1 provides:
It shall be unlawful for any individual knowingly infected with HIV to ... deliberately create a grave and unjustifiable risk of infecting another with HIV through sexual or other contact when an individual knows that he is creating that risk.
Sean Sykes was charged with two counts and Charles Mahan was charged with one count under the statute. Juries in separate trials convicted both men. Both…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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