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UNITED STATES v. JOHNSTON

Nos. 11620, 11621.

227 F.2d 745 (1955)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Paul Deemer JOHNSTON. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. John SOKOL.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided December 1, 1955.

Rehearing Denied January 4, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Wilson White, U. S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa. (Frank K. Tarbox, Asst. U. S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

Hayden C. Covington, Brooklyn, N. Y. (Michael Hahalyak, Pittsburgh, Pa., on the brief), for appellees.

Before GOODRICH, STALEY and HASTIE, Circuit Judges.

GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.

These two cases raise the question of the proper venue in a prosecution for disobedience of the provisions of the Universal Military Training and Service Act.1 The facts are simple and undisputed. The two defendants registered in accordance with the draft law and were classified I-O. Each was directed by his local board to appear before the board to be assigned to "civilian work contributing to the maintenance...

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