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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog
It could get sticky, but a prosecutor could probably argue that even though the person has not died yet, the person who gave them HIV is/will be the cause of their death. To which the defense attorney would probably say "What if the victim gets hit by a bus tomorrow...the defendant is no longer the 'cause of death'". Then it's up to the judge/jury to decide. I don't know exactly how it works. I'm just speculating, but like I said, apparently it has happened that someone was convicted of manslaughter for infecting someone with HIV. Also possible that maybe the victim died of AIDS-related complications before the prosecution of the offender, making it manslaughter.
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I don't know that it's logical to argue that the cause of death of a person who
hasn't died will be HIV. With all the new drugs out there it seems that HIV has turned into more of a chronic illness than a death sentence. (just my opinion, btw) However, if the person has died then that's a completely different situation.
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