UNITED STATES v. POWELL

No. 19275.

449 F.2d 706 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America v. Richard Jackson POWELL, Jr., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Reargued September 10, 1971.

Decided October 12, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Orlow, Orlow & Orlow, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Charles B. Burr, II, Asst. U. S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa. (Louis C. Bechtle, U. S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellee.

Before GANEY and ADAMS, Circuit Judges, and WEIS, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

GANEY, Circuit Judge.

This case involves an appeal from a conviction by a registrant for refusing to submit to induction into the Armed Forces of the United States in violation of § 12(a) of the Military Selective Service Act of 1967, 50 U.S.C. App. § 462(a), by refusing to "step forward" when so directed. The registrant makes the following contentions: (1) The Medical Examining Section of the Armed Forces Entrance and Examination...

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