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The Weeks v. State Case

You are an assistant in the Eleventh District Court of Appeals of Texas. The judge you work for asks you to read Weeks v. State, where the question is being raised as to whether spitting on a corrections officer, by an HIV infected inmate went beyond mere preparation in a charge of attempted murder.

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Create a 2- to 3-page report in a Microsoft Word document that includes the answers to the following questions:

• The legal issues involved.
• The court's decision or holding.
• The court's opinion or rationale.

Also include in your brief, an explanation of whether the defendant's acts of spitting went beyond mere preparation. If so, what actions were construed by the court to be determinative of the outcome of the case?

Please note that you can also view information on briefing cases at the end of the chapter "Nature, Origins, Purposes, Structure, and Operation of the Criminal Justice System" in the textbook.

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.