UNITED STATES v. TICHENOR

No. 18325.

403 F.2d 986 (1968)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David Powers TICHENOR, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

November 21, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrence R. Fitzgerald, Louisville, Ky., for appellant.

John R. Wilson, Asst. U. S. Atty., Louisville, Ky., for appellee, Ernest W. Rivers, U. S. Atty., Louisville, Ky., on brief.

Before CELEBREZZE, PECK, and McCREE, Circuit Judges.


McCREE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for a wilful and knowing failure to report for civilian work as ordered, in violation of the Universal Military Training and Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. § 462.

Appellant, David Powers Tichenor, a Jehovah's Witness, appeared before his local draft board personally on January 26, 1966 to discuss his request for a IV-D (regular or duly ordained minister) classification. He had previously submitted...

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