THOMPSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 71-2939.

474 F.2d 323 (1973)

Clifford August THOMPSON, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. v. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

February 7, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Hanson (argued), Seattle, Wash., for defendant-appellant.

Charles F. Mansfield, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Thomas P. Giere, Susan Barnes, Asst. U. S. Attys., Stan Pitkin, U. S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-respondent.

Before TRASK and DUNIWAY, Circuit Judges, and BATTIN, District Judge.


BATTIN, District Judge:

Thompson appeals the lower court's finding that he violated the Military Selective Service Act of 19671 by failing to accept induction into the Armed Forces of the United States. Thompson contends that he was improperly denied a conscientious objector classification by his local board and therefore that his conviction should be reversed. Three interdependent questions are...

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