People v. Kramer
| Court | New York Court of Special Sessions |
| Citation | 55 Misc.2d 550,285 N.Y.S.2d 763 |
| Parties | The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Robert KRAMER, Defendant. |
| Decision Date | 08 December 1967 |
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Robert KRAMER, Defendant.
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Robert J. Kane, Dansville, for the prosecution.
Robert L. McAllister, Wayland, for defendant.
THOMAS M. BOWES, Village Justice.
Following arraignment, defendant moved to dismiss the uniform traffic complaint, #70917, served upon him on November 12, 1967 which accused him of speeding on that day in violation of Section 61, paragraph 12 of the ordinances of the Village of Dansville.
The motion, upon which the Court reserved decision, is made to dismiss the information and discharge the defendant upon the ground that the Court has no jurisdiction, since a proper complaint had not been filed with the Court, because of the fact that the information filed alleges a violation of a village ordinance rather than a violation of Section 1180 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
Defendant calls this defect vital, since the question goes to the jurisdiction of the Court, claiming that driving in excess of a speed limit set by a village, is not a violation of the village's ordinance, per se, but rather a violation of Section 1180 b (subdivision 3) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. While counsel cites the old law and enumerated sections, which are no longer in effect or applicable here, the Court will proceed on the assumption that he means and refers to Section 1180(d) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, lastly amended and effective October 1, 1966.
Section 1180, paragraph (d) of the present Vehicle and Traffic Law is precisely former paragraph 3, subdivision (b) of Section 1180 as amended by section 3 of chapter 519 of the laws of 1961 and section 1 of chapter 950 of the Laws of 1966, and it says: 'Whenever maximum speed limits, other than school speed limits, have been established as authorized in sections * * * sixteen hundred forty-three * * * no person shall drive in excess of such maximum speed limits at any time.' Section 1643 and its predecessor sections, empowers [55 Misc.2d 551] cities and villages to enact ordinances prescribing maximum speeds upon its highways within such city or village.
Pursuant to the applicable provisions enacted by the legislature, the Village of Dansville in Section 61, paragraph 12 of its ordinances provided that the maximum speed in the village to be 30 miles per hour
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and pursuant to said ordinance the defendant was issued a summons for a violation of said ordinance and changed with driving at a speed of 38 miles per hour, that being more than the maximum speed allowed.It is claimed that in the first instance, defendant violated the village ordinance relating to speed, and he was so charged. Defendant claims that, if he did so violate the...
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