Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Charles S. Desmond for Robert R. Meehan, District Attorney ( Thomas E. Urell of counsel), for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. STEVEN IRWIN SHAFF, Appellant. Order affirmed; no opinion. Concur: Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN, BREITEL, JASEN and GIBSON. Chief Judge FULD dissents and votes to reverse on the ground that the evidence does not establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.