BATTISTE v. UNITED STATES

No. 25704.

409 F.2d 910 (1969)

John Wesley BATTISTE, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 7, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Moore, Jr., Peter E. Rindskopf, Atlanta, Ga., for appellant.

Charles B. Lewis, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Charles L. Goodson, U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for appellee.

Before WISDOM, THORNBERRY and GOLDBERG, Circuit Judges.


THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant was convicted for violation of the Universal Military Training and Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. § 462(a), for failure to comply with an order of his local Selective Service board to report for and submit to induction. Upon a consideration of the numerous objections raised by appellant, we affirm the judgment of the court below.

Appellant's Selective Service file reveals that he was reclassified I-A on April 20, 1966...

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