Legal Opinion
John E. Bates v. Commander, First Coast Guard District
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 24, 1969No. 7310PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McENTEE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the dismissal of a writ of habeas corpus in which petitioner, Bates, seeks a discharge from the Coast Guard as a conscientious objector. The principal issue is whether there is any “basis in fact” for the Coast Guard’s- determination that petitioner’s objection to war arises from a “sociological and philosphical point of view which [he expounds] as a religious belief but which is actually a personal code.”
On January 24, 1966, Bates enlisted in the Coast Guard Reserve for a six year tour of duty. Although at the time he had reservations about the…
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