Legal Opinion
Picou v. Gillum
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 13, 1989No. 88-3442PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POWELL, Associate Justice:
The question presented is whether the federal Constitution prohibits Florida from requiring riders of motorcycles to wear protective headgear. We think Florida’s statute a valid exercise of the State’s police powers, and therefore affirm the district court.
I
Appellant David L. Picou brought this suit against appellee Jim Gillum, Sheriff of Pasco County, Florida, and appellee James T. Russell, Florida State Attorney for Pas-co County, seeking a declaratory judgment that Florida’s mandatory motorcycle hel*1520met law, Fla.Stat. § 316.211, is unconstitutional. The Florida…
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