People v. DeLuca

*314OPINION OF THE COURT

Thomas R. Daly, J.

The defendant has orally moved this court for an order dismissing the above-captioned simplified traffic informations.

On January 4, 1995, defendant was charged by simplified trafiic information with the following violations of the Vehicle and Trafiic Law: (a) exceeding the maximum speed-limit (Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1180 [d]); (b) following'too closely (Vehicle and Trafiic Law § 1129 [a]). Approximately one month later, on February 8, 1995, defendant, by counsel, sent a letter to this court wherein he sought to enter a plea of "not guilty” to the…