People v. Gindi

*673OPINION OF THE COURT

John Catalog, J.

The defendant is charged by simplified traffic information with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle (Vehicle and Traffic Law § 511 [1] [a]). He moves for dismissal of the accusatory instrument for facial insufficiency, pursuant to CPL 170.30 (1) (a); 170.35 (1) (a) and 100.40.

The defendant contends that no statutory authority exists for the use of a simplified traffic information as a pleading in the criminal courts of the City of New York. It is the defendant’s position that while the CPL specifically authorizes the use of simplified…