Legal Opinion
People v. Weber
Amherst Town Court
Decided October 14, 1985PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Edward L. Robinson, Jr., J.
The State of New York recently has enacted a mandatory seat belt requirement imposing a civil penalty upon the drivers of certain "motor vehicles” and their front-seat passengers over the age of 16 for failure, when driving on a public highway, to wear safety belts approved by the New York State Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. (Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1229-c [3].)
The defendant, a critic of the statute, has been charged by a simplified traffic information with an alleged violation of its provisions which is said to have occurred on Friday, June…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- People v. . HavnorNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Bisenius v. KarnsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1969
- State Ex Rel. Colvin v. LombardiSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1968
- Simon v. SargentDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1972
- People v. Schmidt, New York County Courts1967
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- People v. KohrigIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
- State v. HartogSupreme Court of Iowa · 1989
- People v. KohrigIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
- State v. LenihanNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2012
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