Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Louis J. Casella, Public Defendant ( John T. Hillis of counsel), for Patrick D. Monserrate, District Attorney ( Patrick H. Mathews of counsel), for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. PETER JAMES LASKARIS, Appellant. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, In each action: Order affirmed ( People v. Miles, 23 N.Y.2d 527, 539-540). Concur: Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, RABIN and STEVENS.