Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney (Sherry B. Bokser Jay M. Cohen of counsel), for Susan J. Feathers Philip L. Weinstein for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant, v. RICHARD AKPTOTANOR, Respondent. Order affirmed. On the state of the record before us, we cannot say as a matter of law that the Appellate Division erred. Concur: Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA.