Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) John J. Santucci, District Attorney ( William Schrager, Deborah Carlin Stevens Barry A. Schwartz of counsel), for Peter R. Cooperman for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant, v. JOSEPH WILLIAMS, Respondent. Order affirmed for the reasons stated in the opinion by former Justice JAMES D. HOPKINS at the Appellate Division ( 81 A.D.2d 418). Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER.