The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Grace Gray, Defendant-Appellant. (2025)

Per Curiam.

Judgment of conviction (Sheryl L. Parker, J.H.O.), rendered June 29, 2018, affirmed.

The accusatory instrument charging aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree (Vehicle and Traffic Law [VTL] § 511 [1] [a]), assessed under the standard applicable to an information (see People v Hatton, 26 NY3d 364, 368 [2015]), was jurisdictionally valid because it set forth "nonhearsay allegations which, if true, establish every element of the offense charged and the defendant's commission thereof" (People v Wheeler, 34 NY3d 1134, 1135 [2020][internal quotation marks and citation omitted]). The information, including the certified abstract of defendant's driving record, proofs of mailing of notices of suspension of defendant's driving license, and proof of mailing of a notice of default conviction informing defendant that her license was suspended on December 17, 2016, was sufficient to establish reasonable cause to believe and a prima facie case that defendant operated a motor vehicle on April 23, 2017, while knowing or having reason to know that her licence had been suspended or revoked (see VTL § 511 [1] [a]; People v Abutiate, 59 Misc 3d 127[A], 2018 NY Slip Op 50372[U] [App Term, 1st Dept 2018], lv denied 31 NY3d 1077 [2018]; People v Thompson, 52 Misc 3d 145[A], 2016 NY Slip Op 51287[U] [App Term, 1st Dept 2016], lv denied 28 NY3d 1076 [2016]).

All concur.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE COURT.

Decision Date: March 28, 2025