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RAFFERTY v. UNITED STATES

No. 72-3819 Summary Calendar.

477 F.2d 531 (1973)

Bernard Gerard RAFFERTY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 4, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald H. Goldstein, San Antonio, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.

William S. Sessions, U. S. Atty., Edward M. Johnson, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., Donald H. Feige, Atty., John L. Murphy, Chief, Dept. of Justice, Crim. Div., Washington, D. C., for respondent-appellee.

Before BELL, GODBOLD and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.

INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Rafferty, an Irish national and an ordained Roman Catholic priest, had been admitted to the United States as a permanent resident in 1965. He left the active ministry in 1970 and has been gainfully employed as a carpenter in San Antonio. In February of 1971, Rafferty filed a petition for naturalization. He was afforded a preliminary examination, at which time he indicated a desire to take a qualified oath of allegiance to the United...

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