UNITED STATES v. MATTIN

No. 19658.

419 F.2d 1086 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Michael Allen MATTIN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

January 16, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Sizemore, of McMath, Leatherman, Woods & Youngdahl, Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

Sidney H. McCollum, Asst. U. S. Atty., Little Rock, Ark., for appellee; W. H. Dillahunty, U. S. Atty., Little Rock, Ark., with him on the brief.

Before VAN OOSTERHOUT, Chief Judge, and MATTHES and HEANEY, Circuit Judges.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Michael Allen Mattin was convicted of refusing to register for military training and service as required by 50 App. U.S.C. § 453.

The only issue raised on appeal concerns the conduct and scope of the voir dire examination. The defendant contends that the trial court abused its discretion: (1) by refusing to allow the defense counsel to conduct the examination; and, alternatively, (2) by refusing to ask specific questions, designated...

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