UNITED STATES v. HEDGES

No. 71-2025.

449 F.2d 1289 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Eric Alan HEDGES, Defendant and Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

October 8, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Saltzman & Goldin, Hollywood, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Robert L. Meyer, U. S. Atty., Eric A. Nobles, Chief, Crim. Div., D. Henry Thayer, Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CHAMBERS and CHOY, Circuit Judges, and BATTIN, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

The judgment of conviction in this selective service case is affirmed.

The charge was that he failed to keep his local board advised of his address so that mail could reach him (here a notice of induction) while he traveled around with carnivals.

Whether he made a good faith effort to keep the board informed was a question of fact which has been decided against him on sufficient evidence.

Here the defendant testified. Lack of belief...

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