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FLETCHER v. UNITED STATES

No. 10295.

129 F.2d 262 (1942)

FLETCHER v. UNITED STATES.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 9, 1942.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. W. Plauche, Jr., of Lake Charles, La., for appellant.

Malcolm E. Lafargue, U. S. Atty., and John A. Patin, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Shreveport, La., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON and HOLMES, Circuit Judges and STRUM, District Judge.

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

The only question for decision in this case is whether an accused, in a criminal prosecution for knowingly failing to report for induction into the armed forces in violation of Section 11 of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940,1 may introduce evidence to show that the local draft board did not accord him a fair hearing on the question of his classification under the Act.

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