Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cam Ly
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 18, 1991No. 45 E.D. Appeal Docket 1988PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McDERMOTT, Justice.
About 4:30 A.M. on August 14, 1983, three oriental men entered the Ho Sai Gai restaurant in Chinatown in Philadelphia. According to the evidence, their purpose was to play out the time worn scenario of “protecting” recent immigrants. The “protection” offered was not from the wilds of the new land but rather from themselves. Terrorists. They said they were gangsters from New York and were “protecting” a number of other immigrant establishments. They began by demanding alcoholic drinks after the 2:00 A;M. legal deadline, food and then money. When refused money, they…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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