HIV case: Convicted man gets second chance at appeal after judge bias ruled

By Louise Hall
Updated July 30 2014 - 12:08pm, first published 11:51am

A man who says his former partner had unprotected sex with him despite knowing he was HIV positive will have a second chance to challenge his conviction after an appeal court found a judge's comments that "no normal woman in her right mind" would do so was based on the judge's personal opinion and not evidence.

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