People v. Newhouse

It appears the defendant was issued a uniform traffic ticket in the City of Ithaca on April 5, 1967 for violating subdivision 6 of section 381 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law for not wearing a helmet while operating a motorcycle. He appeared before this court on April 7, 1967 and made a motion to dismiss the ticket on the ground the law was unconstitutional. On September 29,1967 he submitted his memorandum in support of his motion.

I reject the arguments raised by the defendant in his memorandum that the statute is unconstitutional for reasons that it is too vague and indefinite and that it…