Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Louis J. Vorhaus, William Grossman Charles Goldzier for Charles S. Whitman, District Attorney ( Robert C. Taylor of counsel), for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. WILLIAM HAMMERSTEIN et al., Appellants. Order affirmed; no opinion. Concur: WERNER, HISCOCK, CHASE, COLLIN, CUDDEBACK and HOGAN, JJ. Absent: WILLARD BARTLETT, Ch. J.