KENT v. UNITED STATES

No. 13648.

207 F.2d 234 (1953)

KENT v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

September 26, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. B. Tietz, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.

Laughlin E. Waters, U. S. Atty., Ray H. Kinnison, George Treister, Manuel L. Real, Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before ORR, Circuit Judge, and MATHES and LEMMON, District Judges.


ORR, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, pursuant to an order of his local draft board, refused to be inducted into the armed forces of the United States. He was charged with a violation of the Selective Service Act of 1948, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 462, and after trial was convicted.

In December, 1948, appellant claimed exemption from military service on the ground that he was a conscientious objector. His local board rejected his claim and classified him as 1-A...

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