Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Eugene Gold, District Attorney ( Jason L. Shaw of counsel), for Andrew E. Abraham William E. Hellerstein for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. OPINION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant, v. DAVID L., Respondent. Order reversed for reasons stated in the dissenting memorandum by former Justice JAMES D. HOPKINS and Justice MOSES M. WEINSTEIN at the Appellate Division ( 81 A.D.2d 893, 895-896) and case remitted to the Appellate Division, Second Department, for consideration of the facts (CPL 470.25, subd 2, par [d]; 470.40, subd 2, par [b]). Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI and JONES. Judges WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER dissent and vote to affirm for reasons stated in the memorandum of the Appellate Division ( 81 A.D.2d 893).