Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Stanley Neustadter William E. Hellerstein for Mario Merola, District Attorney ( Barbara J. Crum Neale Steven J. Phillips of counsel), for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. RONALD HOWE, Appellant. Appeal dismissed upon the ground that appellant is not presently available to obey the mandate of the court in the event of an affirmance (see People v. Sullivan, 28 N.Y.2d 900; People v. Del Rio, 14 N.Y.2d 165; People v. Genet, 59 N.Y. 80).