New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York v. John Scott
July 3, 19573 N.Y.2d 148
Summary
The Court held that a uniform traffic ticket is not a sufficient information for a misdemeanor DWI prosecution and that the lack of a verified information is a jurisdictional defect that is not waived by a guilty plea; therefore the judgment was reversed, the defendant discharged, and the fine remitted. Justice Desmond dissented, arguing the ticket sufficed as a pleading.