UNITED STATES v. TOWNSEND

No. 72-1240.

478 F.2d 1072 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America v. William Alan TOWNSEND, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided April 10, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven A. Cotlar, Cotlar & Mantz, Doylestown, Pa., for appellant.

Carl J. Melone, U. S. Atty., Richard M. Meltzer, Asst. U. S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before STALEY, GIBBONS and ROSEN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

STALEY, Circuit Judge.

William Alan Townsend appeals a conviction by a jury in the United States District Court for willful failure to submit to induction in violation of 50 U.S.C. App. § 462. The pivotal question in this case is whether the trial judge erred by refusing to recuse himself from presiding over the appellant's trial. Arguments which raise other questions are made on appeal...

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