UNITED STATES v. HAWVER

No. 18102.

437 F.2d 850 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James J. HAWVER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

January 26, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth S. Jacobs, Jacobs & Spencer, Villa Park, Ill., for appellant.

David J. Cannon, U. S. Atty., Richard E. Reilly, Terry E. Mitchell, Asst. U. S. Attys., Milwaukee, Wis., for appellee.

Before KILEY, FAIRCHILD and KERNER, Circuit Judges.


FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Hawver was convicted of failure to report for civilian work as ordered by his draft board. The order was based on a I-O classification as a conscientious objector. Appellant's defense and this appeal are based upon the claim that the order was invalid because he was entitled to classification IV-D as a minister exempt from service. The district court denied a motion for judgment of acquittal.

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