Legal Opinion
People v. Rensing
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 7, 1964PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuld, J.
Charged with the shooting and killing of Arthur Holst on September 20, 1962, the appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death. His codefendant, Hugo Krombholz, was also adjudged guilty but was declared insane prior to the imposition of sentence.
The body of the 17-year-old Holst was found, on the morning after he was killed, beside a dumbwaiter in the basement of the ice cream parlor in which he worked. He had been shot twice in the chest with a shotgun. The appellant, manager of the store, admitted committing the murder and implicated his codefendant Krombholz.…
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