Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Howard A. Levine, District Attorney ( G. Douglas Griset Philip Stillman of counsel), for Max H. Hershkowitz for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant, v. HERMAN RICKEN, Respondent. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant, Order affirmed on the opinion at the Appellate Division. Concur: Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, BERGAN, BREITEL and GIBSON. Judges SCILEPPI and JASEN dissent and vote to reverse on the dissenting opinion at the Appellate Division.