Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Henry Hirschberg Joseph Avis for Howard C. St. John, District Attorney ( Joseph P. Torraca of counsel), for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DONALD E. DE GROAT and PETER M. FERRARO, Appellants. Judgment affirmed; no opinion. Concur: Chief Judge CONWAY and Judges DESMOND, DYE. FULD, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS and BURKE.