UNITED STATES v. CHACON

No. 29648.

436 F.2d 411 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Frank Antonio CHACON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 7, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank A. Chacon, pro se.

Colbert N. Coldwell, El Paso, Tex., Victor V. Blackwell, Covington, La., for defendant-appellant.

Seagal V. Wheatley, U. S. Atty., Reese L. Harrison, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., W. D. of Texas, San Antonio, Tex., for appellee.

Before RIVES, AINSWORTH and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.


MORGAN, Circuit Judge.

After a jury conviction, the district court sentenced Frank Antonio Chacon to four years imprisonment for failing to report to his local selective service board for assignment for civilian work as a conscientious objector. Selective Service Act of 1967, 50 U.S.C. App. § 462(a). We affirm.

In June of 1968, appellant Chacon was given a conscientious objector classification (I-O) by Local Board No. 40, El Paso, Texas. Appellant took...

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