People v. Caldwell

Defendant stands charged with the violation of section 600 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, a misdemeanor. The attorney for the defendant has applied for a preliminary examination pursuant to section 190 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In making such application, he relies upon the strict verbiage contained in section 190 of the code, as well as the dissenting opinion of Judge Breitel in People v. Jeffries (19 N Y 2d 564).

The point at issue, decided in Jeffries, involved the sufficiency of the information in that case. The majority opinion found that the information was insufficient and…