Brock v. State

This is a case of first impression in Alabama involving a criminal prosecution for the alleged attempted transmission of the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

Adam Brock was charged in a three-count indictment with one count of attempted murder, in violation of Ala. Code 1975, §§13A-4-2 and 13A-6-2, and with two counts of assault in the second degree, in violation of § 13A-6-21. The jury found the defendant guilty of first degree assault on count one, second degree assault on count two, and third degree assault on count three. The trial judge sentenced the defendant to 15 years'…