UNITED STATES v. PETERSEN

No. 71-1378.

456 F.2d 1099 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Terrance Dale PETERSEN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

March 15, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart W. Wells, III, St. Paul, Minn., for appellant.

Joseph M. Livermore, Asst. U. S. Atty., Robert G. Renner, U. S. Atty., Minneapolis, Minn., for appellee.

Before MATTHES, Chief Judge, and LAY and ROSS, Circuit Judges.


LAY, Circuit Judge.

The defendant, Terrance Petersen, refused to report and submit to induction into the armed forces of the United States. He was convicted for violation of 50 U.S.C. App. § 462 and sentenced to the custody of the Attorney General for two years. On appeal we reverse the conviction.

Defendant asserts that there existed no basis in fact to support the Selective Service board's I-A classification. His claim is that he was a conscientious...

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