UNITED STATES v. DUDLEY

No. 20467.

436 F.2d 1057 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Coleman Herbert DUDLEY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

February 3, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Patrick Sullivan (court appointed), Lexington, Ky., for defendant-appellant.

Robert E. Rawlins, Asst. U. S. Atty., Lexington, Ky., for plaintiff-appellee; Eugene E. Siler, Jr., U. S. Atty., Lexington, Ky., on brief.

Before PECK, BROOKS and MILLER, Circuit Judges.


BROOKS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by defendant-appellant from his conviction for failure to report as a conscientious objector for civilian work at a State Hospital in lieu of military service. 50 U.S.C. App. § 462. Defendant is a Jehovah's Witness.

Initially, defendant was classified by his local board as 1-A. An appeal to the state appeal board followed and the appeal board tentatively decided that...

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