Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Charles H. Goldstein for Mario Merola, District Attorney (Jared J. Scharf 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 JOHNSON, Appellant. Order affirmed on the opinion by Mr. Justice VINCENT A. LUPIANO at the Appellate Division. Concur: Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE.