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PEOPLE v. RENSING

14 N.Y.2d 210 (1964)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Lawrence Rensing, Appellant, and Hugo Krombholz, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 7, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Ryan and Francis A. McGrath for appellant.

Edward S. Silver, District Attorney (William I. Siegel of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges VAN VOORHIS and BERGAN concur with Judge FULD; Judge BURKE dissents in an opinion in which Judges DYE and SCILEPPI concur.

FULD, 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...

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