People v. Bremner

Defendant moves to dismiss the uniform traffic complaint No. 1407594 which accuses him of speeding on September 23, 1966, in violation of section 1180 (subd. [b], par. 3) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

The basis of the motion is that the court has no jurisdiction over the defendant since a proper complaint has not been filed with the court alleging the commission of the offense by the defendant. The defendant was issued a summons which purportedly was a uniform traffic summons pursuant to section 147-e of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Section 147-e of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides…