Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Alan S. Axelrod William E. Hellerstein for Mario Merola, District Attorney (Robert Le Fevre, Alan A. Marrus Billie Manning of counsel), for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. CHARLES DA FORNO, Appellant. MEMORANDUM. The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed for the reasons stated in the memorandum of that court (see, also, People v Mason, 48 N.Y.2d 896). Nor will this court take cognizance of the alleged off-the-record plea negotiations on which the defendant seeks to rely (People v Selikoff, 35 N.Y.2d 227, 242; People v Frederick, 45 N.Y.2d 520, 528). Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur. Order affirmed in a memorandum.