UNITED STATES v. WILLIS

No. 26748.

409 F.2d 830 (1969)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Verstell WILLIS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

April 18, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Omar W. Franklin, Jr., Valdosta, Ga., (Court-appointed) for defendant-appellant.

Floyd M. Buford, U. S. Atty., Walker P. Johnson, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Macon, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEWIN, McGOWAN and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a denial of a IV-D selective service classification (ministerial exemption) by Local Board No. 141, Tift County, Georgia. Appellant Verstell Willis was originally classified as I-A by the local board; however, this designation was modified to a I-O classification (conscientious objector) by the Appeals Board. Willis subsequently refused to report for civilian employment and was therefore convicted of violating the Universal Military...

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