UNITED STATES v. AYRES

No. 18328.

437 F.2d 832 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Everett Laverne AYRES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

January 21, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rex Carr, East St. Louis, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Henry A. Schwarz, U. S. Atty., Jeffrey F. Arbetman, Asst. U. S. Atty., East St. Louis, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SWYGERT, Chief Judge, DUFFY, Senior Circuit Judge, and STEVENS, Circuit Judge.


DUFFY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Defendant Ayres is a Jehovah Witness. He was convicted of wilfully failing to report for civilian work after having been classified as a conscientious objector in Class I-O, in violation of Title 50 U.S.C. App. § 462. The sentence was suspended and defendant was placed on three years' probation on condition that he perform designated civilian work. Defendant appeals from this conviction.

In 1966, defendant was classified by...

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