Hollander v. State

I

Statement on the Appeal

Staton, J.

William Hollander was under arrest for writing bad checks. He arrived at police headquarters with two policemen who took him to the Detective Bureau for interrogation. After a short interrogation, Officer Lehman escorted Hollander downstairs to be booked and processed. Officer Bragalone had been instructed to book Hollander and process him. With almost imperceptible quickness, Hollander lunged at Officer Lehman, grabbed his gun out of the holster and shot Officer Bragalone. An affidavit charging assault and battery with intent to kill was filed against…