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STATE v. COTTON

No. 5399.

516 P.2d 709 (1973)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James E. COTTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

December 3, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Cotton, pro se.

Stephen Y. Lau, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu (Barry Chung, Pros. Atty., City and County of Honolulu, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., and MARUMOTO, ABE, LEVINSON and KOBAYASHI, JJ.

LEVINSON, Justice.

On November 17, 1972, the defendant was arrested in Honolulu for operating his motorcycle without wearing a helmet, as required by HRS § 286-81(1)(A). Against the defendant's vigorous constitutional objections, a district judge found him guilty of this offense and fined him in the amount of five dollars. We affirm.

The thrust of the defendant's main argument is that HRS § 286-81(1)(A) constitutes a burdensome imposition by the...

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