UNITED STATES v. TAYLOR

No. 16022.

351 F.2d 228 (1965)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John B. TAYLOR, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

September 23, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence R. Lytle (Court Appointed), Cincinnati, Ohio, for appellant.

Robert J. Rotatori, Asst. U. S. Atty., Cleveland, Ohio, Merle M. McCurdy, U. S. Atty., Cleveland, Ohio, on brief, for appellee.

Before MILLER, O'SULLIVAN and EDWARDS, Circuit Judges.


EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant herein was indicted for failing to report for induction into the armed services of the United States after being ordered to do so by his local draft board. He was found guilty and sentenced to serve two years in the federal penitentiary.

The defense which appellant sought to advance at trial and seeks to rely on here was that his conduct was motivated by his adoption of the Islamic religion and that he notified his...

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