UNITED STATES v. HARRIS

No. Cr 68-56.

302 F.Supp. 1194 (1968)

UNITED STATES of America v. Jerry Douglas HARRIS, Defendant.

United States District Court D. Oregon.

December 3, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney I. Lezak, U. S. Atty., Richard C. Helgeson, Asst. U. S. Atty., Portland, Or., for the United States.

G. Bernhard Fedde, Portland, Or., for defendant.


OPINION

SOLOMON, Chief Judge:

Jerry Douglas Harris, claiming to be a conscientious objector, refused induction into the Armed Forces of the United States. The Government brought this action under 50 U.S.C. App. § 462.

Defendant is a Jehovah's Witness. He completed the eighth grade at age 16, and he has received no further education. He reads with difficulty. He registered with the Selective Service System on December 27, 1965. At that time he...

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