MAYFIELD v. UNITED STATES

No. 15094.

220 F.2d 729 (1955)

Jerry Gene MAYFIELD, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 31, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom S. Williams, Houston, Tex., Hayden C. Covington, Brooklyn, N. Y., for appellant.

William O. Braecklein, Asst. U. S. Atty., Dallas, Tex., Heard L. Floore, U. S. Atty., Warren C. Logan, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., for appellee.

Before BORAH and TUTTLE, Circuit Judges, and DAWKINS, District Judge.


DAWKINS, District Judge.

The Government states in its brief:

"Appellee submits that there is only one real question presented to the court in this case and that is whether or not there was any basis in fact for the appeal board classifying appellant I-A, thereby rejecting his requested classification as a conscientious objector."

It argues that Mayfield's contentions boil down to the proposition that he is claiming exemption as a conscientious objector...

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