UNITED STATES v. COPELAND

Cr. No. 8923.

126 F.Supp. 734 (1954)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Charles Rae COPELAND, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

November 12, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Simon S. Cohen, U. S. Atty., Robert M. FitzGerald, Asst. U. S. Atty., Hartford, for plaintiff.

Hayden C. Covington, Brooklyn, N. Y., Robert L. Krechevsky, Hartford, Conn., for defendant.


SMITH, Chief Judge.

Defendant, classified 1-0 by the Selective Service Board, was ordered to report for work of national importance under civilian direction in the employ of Goodwill Industries, Inc.

He refused to report, was indicted for violation of the Universal Military Training and Service Act, 50 U.S.C.A. Appendix, § 451 et seq., waived jury trial and was tried to the Court.

He moves for dismissal of the indictment on the ground that the...

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