Legal Opinion
State v. Solomon
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided December 2, 1969No. 25-69PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKeyser, J.
This appeal brings here for consideration a challenge to the constitutionality of an act of our legislature, 23 V.S.A. § 1256, effective March 5,1968, which provides:
No person may operate or ride upon a motorcycle upon a highway unless he wears upon his head protective headgear reflectorized in part and of a type approved by the commissioner. The headgear shall be equipped with either a neck or chin strap.
The respondent was found guilty after a jury waived hearing by the Vermont District Court (Chittenden Circuit, Unit 2) of failure to wear a protective headgear while operating a motorcycle…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Louis K. Liggett Co. v. BaldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Everhardt v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
- State v. AuclairSupreme Court of Vermont · 1939
- Ex Parte SmithCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
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3Cited by17 opinions
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