Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) William Scott, II, for Carl A. Vergari, District Attorney ( James J. Duggan of counsel), for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JOSEPH D. HARDY, Appellant. Judgment affirmed (Code Crim. Pro., § 542); no opinion. Concur: Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN, KEATING, BREITEL and JASEN.