United States v. Coleman Herbert Dudley

BROOKS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by defendant-appellant from his conviction for failure to report as a conscientious objector for civilian work at a State Hospital in lieu of military service. 50 U.S.C. App. § 462. Defendant is a Jehovah’s Witness.

Initially, defendant was classified by his local board as 1-A. An appeal to the state appeal board followed and the appeal board tentatively decided that defendant should be classified 1-0. Because of an error in the administrative procedure, the State Director of Kentucky’s Selective Service System returned defendant’s file to the local…