UNITED STATES v. WOLF

No. 71-2249.

455 F.2d 984 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Howard Marc WOLF, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

February 17, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard Goldstein, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

William D. Keller, U. S. Atty., Eric A. Nobles, Chief, Crim. Div., Leslie E. Osborne, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CHAMBERS, KOELSCH and CHOY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Wolf has been convicted of refusing to be inducted into the armed forces. The refusal was done dramatically, but there is no indication he has been punished for his dramatics.

He attacks the Selective Service Act because he says it violates his "right to conscience." The trouble with this point is that all of the legal authorities are against him.

The government made its case by introducing in evidence a certified copy of Wolf's selective...

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