Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Gene Ann Condon for Thomas J. Mackell, District Attorney ( Cornelius J. O'Brien, Thomas A. Demakos Patrick F. Broderick of counsel), for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. HERMAN BENJAMIN FERGUSON and ARTHUR HARRIS, Appellants. Judgment affirmed on the opinion at the Appellate Division. Concur: Judges SCILEPPI, BREITEL, JASEN and GIBSON. Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE and BERGAN dissent and vote to reverse on the dissenting opinion at the Appellate Division.