Legal Opinion

United States v. Potter

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided November 11, 1975No. Crim. No. 74-383-TPublished

1Opinion of the Court

*1162MEMORANDUM

TAURO, District Judge.

Defendant is charged under an indictment with failure to report for alternate service, a violation of 50 U.S.C. App. §§ 456(j) and 462. Specifically, the Government alleges that Potter, having been classified 1-0 (conscientious objector) by his draft board and under an obligation to perform twenty-four consecutive months of civilian work in lieu of induction into the armed services, failed to report ás ordered to Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston on November 20, 1972, to begin the required period of alternate service.

The defendant has moved to…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Morton v. RuizSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  3. United States v. Alice E. LeaheyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
  4. United States v. Kevin Thomas FordCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
  5. United States v. Michael Leon DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969

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