People v. Schonfeld

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

Ordered that the judgment of conviction is reversed, on the law, and the matter is remitted to the Justice Court for a new trial.

Defendant was charged by simplified traffic information with speeding (Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1180 [d]). It is not disputed that the complainant police officer timely mailed a copy of the supporting deposition to defendant in an envelope directed to him at the address he had provided on the back of the appearance ticket. The envelope was returned unopened by the post office to the sender with the notation “ATTEMPTED — NOT KNOWN.”…