CITY OF WICHITA v. WHITE

No. 45,676

205 Kan. 408 (1970)

469 P.2d 287

CITY OF WICHITA, Appellee, v. RICHARD C. WHITE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed May 9, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S.A. Issinghoff, of Wichita, argued the cause, and was on the brief for the appellant.

Arthur G. Johnson, of Wichita, argued the cause, and John Dekker, also of Wichita, was with him on the brief for the appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

SCHROEDER, J.:

The constitutionality of an ordinance requiring the operator of a motorcycle or one riding as a passenger to wear a crash helmet is the subject of this appeal. The trial court upheld the conviction of the defendant on stipulated facts that the defendant did, on May 1, 1968, and on May 14, 1968, operate a motorcycle without headgear as required by the ordinance.

The ordinance provides:

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