GOLDSTEIN v. COLEMAN

Civ. A. No. 71-886.

339 F.Supp. 357 (1972)

Kenneth GOLDSTEIN, Major, U. S. Army Hospital, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, Petitioner, v. William S. COLEMAN, Brigadier General, Commander, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and his successor, Respondent.

United States District Court, D. South Carolina, Columbia Division.

Decided February 15, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laughlin McDonald, Columbia, S. C., for petitioner.

John K. Grisso, U. S. Atty., and Wistar D. Stuckey, Asst. U. S. Atty., Columbia, S. C., for respondent.


MEMORANDUM

HEMPHILL, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Petitioner seeks a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing his release from the United States Army on the grounds that he is a conscientious objector. The petitioner entered active duty for a two-year period on July 15, 1970 and was assigned to Fort Jackson, South Carolina where he is presently stationed. Major Goldstein filed his application for discharge as...

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