Legal Opinion
People v. Bornholdt
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 23, 1973PublishedCited by 255 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJasen, J.
At about 1:00 a.m. on October 7, 1968, a Cadillac operated by Albert Victory, with Robert Bornholdt as a passenger, sped through a red light on East 54th Street near Fifth Avenue in New York City. Patrolman John Varecha, a 25-year-old uniformed police officer on duty in the area, commandeered a taxicab and pursued the vehicle to Arthur’s Discotheque on East 54th Street near Third Avenue. In the course of investigating the incident, an altercation ensued between Varecha and Victory and Bornholdt, during which Bornholdt shot Ver echo four times at close range. He died enroute to Bellevue…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Yee Hem v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by255 opinions
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