HIV-positive man fights charge that saliva was deadly

HIV-positive man fights charge that saliva was deadly
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Summary A gay-rights group is urging New York state's high court to overturn the conviction.

It convicted an HIV-positive man whose saliva was found to be a dangerous instrument in a biting case. David Plunkett was sentenced in 2007 to 10 years in prison for aggravated assault, a felony that requires the use of a dangerous instrument.