The accusatory instrument was not jurisdictionally defective. The misdemeanor complaint, which in this case was required to meet the standards that apply to an information, sufficiently alleged constructive possession of drugs. Giving the complaint "a fair and not overly restrictive or technical reading" (People v Casey,
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