Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Wesley E. McDermott, for Gary U. Surdell, for Judges Judith S. Kaye Joseph W. Bellacosa Howard A. Levine Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick Richard C. Wesley Albert Rosenblatt See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. MATTHEW BROOKS, Appellant. Order affirmed for the reasons stated in the memorandum of the Appellate Division ( 249 A.D.2d 572). Chief Judge Kaye and Judges Bellacosa, Smith, Levine, Ciparick, Wesley and Rosenblatt concur.