UNITED STATES v. CORLISS


173 F.Supp. 677 (1959)

UNITED STATES of America v. Richard Secor CORLISS, Defendant. UNITED STATES of America v. Walter HEROLD, Defendant UNITED STATES of America v. Fred August HEISE, Defendant. UNITED STATES of America v. James Wilson PARMITER, Defendant.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

May 19, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Album C. Martin, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City, for the Government.

Herman Adlerstein, New York City, for defendants.


THOMAS F. MURPHY, District Judge.

Each of the above defendants, members of Jehovah's Witnesses claiming to be conscientious objectors, was indicted for refusing to be inducted into the United States Army.1 Each waived a jury trial and was separately tried to the court.

Upon consideration of all the evidence we find Richard Secor Corliss, Walter Herold and Fred August Heise guilty as...

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