UNITED STATES v. SINGLETON

No. 66 CR. 591.

282 F.Supp. 762 (1968)

UNITED STATES of America v. Emmanuel SINGLETON, Defendant.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

April 1, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Morgenthau, U. S. Atty., by Asst. U. S. Atty. John R. Robinson, New York City, for plaintiff.

Edward Panzer, Legal Aid Society, New York City, for defendant.


MOTLEY, District Judge.

OPINION

Defendant, Emmanuel Singleton, a registrant of Local Board #20, Poughkeepsie, New York, was classified in 1963, at age 18, as a conscientious objector (I-O) based upon his membership in the religious sect known as Jehovah's Witnesses. In January 1966, defendant was ordered to report for induction into the service to perform civilian work. Upon his failure to report in February, 1966, as directed, an information was filed against...

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