Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) William F. Howe for plaintiff in John Vincent for defendant in See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. WILLIAM E. SAWYER, Plaintiff in Error, v. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Defendant in Error. RUGER, Ch. J., reads for affirmance. All concur, except ANDREWS, J., not voting, and RAPALLO, J., absent. Judgment affirmed.