WIGGINS v. UNITED STATES

No. 17094.

261 F.2d 113 (1958)

Elmer B. WIGGINS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

November 26, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor V. Blackwell, Covington, La., for appellant.

Ralph Kennamer, U. S. Atty., Thomas M. Haas, Asst. U. S. Atty., Mobile, Ala., for appellee.

Before RIVES, BROWN and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.


WISDOM, Circuit Judge.

This is another case in which a Jehovah's Witness claims an exemption from selective service on the ground that he is a minister. The Court's review is directed to determining whether there was any basis in fact for the local draft board's denial of the ministerial exemption to the registrant.

Elmer Wiggins, defendant, of Bay Minette, Alabama, claimed an exemption as a minister and also claimed status as a conscientious objector. His...

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