Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Brian Rosner, Robert M. Pitler Barbara L. Petras of counsel), for Laura Hoffberg Joel A. Reiss for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant, v. CLIFFORD GRIFFITH, Also Known as CLIFFORD GRIFF and CARLTON GRIFFITH, Respondent. Order reversed for reasons stated in the dissenting opinion by Mr. Justice VINCENT A. LUPIANO at the Appellate Division ( 63 A.D.2d 138, 143-147) and the case remitted to the Appellate Division, First Department, for determination of the facts (CPL 470.25, subd 2, par [d]; 470.40, subd 2, par [b]). Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER.