PEOPLE v. RACHLES


177 A.D.2d 357 (1991)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Louis Rachles, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

November 14, 1991


The defendant, two accomplices, and the defendant's lover all resided together and considered themselves a family. They murdered an antique dealer at the defendant's instigation, to satisfy the defendant's desire for revenge after the antique dealer had refused to give defendant a substantial unsecured loan. The defendant, after having turned his lover's long-time activity as a prostitute to his own advantage, became increasingly afraid of his lover's potential as a witness...

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