UNITED STATES v. COOK

No. 20229.

445 F.2d 883 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Walter Lee COOK, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

July 26, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Duncan, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

Paul Anthony White, Asst. U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Mo., Bert C. Hurn, U. S. Atty., for appellee.

Before CLARK, Associate Justice, BRIGHT, Circuit Judge, and HARPER, District Judge.


BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

In this case, appellant Walter Lee Cook raises an important question relating to the duration of time a Selective Service registrant classified as a conscientious objector may be liable for the performance of appropriate work as a civilian in lieu of induction into the Armed Forces. Cook's local Selective Service Board initially directed him to perform civilian (hospital) work in the national interest for a period of twenty-four consecutive...

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