UNITED STATES v. SLATER

No. 74-3475.

524 F.2d 987 (1975)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Calvin SLATER, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 18, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. M. Flournoy, Jr., Columbus, Ga. (Court appointed), for defendant-appellant.

William J. Schloth, U. S. Atty., Ronald T. Knight, H. Palmer Carr, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., Macon, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BELL, THORNBERRY and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.


THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

William Calvin Slater, Jr. appeals from his conviction for failing to comply with an order to report for induction into the armed forces. 50 U.S.C. App. § 462. He attacks the sufficiency of the evidence as to his knowledge of his duty to report and also complains of the trial court's charge. After full consideration of his arguments and careful examination of the record, we find that we must reverse.

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