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McKART v. UNITED STATES

No. 403.

395 U.S. 185 (1969)

McKART v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 26, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George C. Pontikes argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Marshall Patner.

Francis X. Beytagh, Jr., argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Griswold, Assistant Attorney General Wilson, Beatrice Rosenberg, and Leonard H. Dickstein.

MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner was indicted for willfully and knowingly failing to report for and submit to induction into the Armed Forces of the United States.1 At trial, petitioner's only defense was that he should have been exempt from military service because he was the "sole surviving son" of a family whose father had been killed in action while serving...

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