Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Coffman
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided May 1, 1970PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARD P. HILL, Jr., Chief Justice.
By an Act (KRS 189.285) of the 1968 Regular Session of the General Assembly, all persons operating or riding motorcycles are required to wear protective helmets of the type approved by the Commissioner of Public Safety. 1 Failure to comply with this statute is made a misdemeanor under KRS 189.993(11) punishable by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.
The single question presented on this appeal is the constitutionality of the statute first above mentioned. The important part of the statute is herewith quoted:
“(2) No person…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- McLaughlin v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Morey v. DoudSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Goesaert v. ClearySupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Everhardt v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. HenningerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975