United States v. Stidham

JOHN W. OLIVER, District Judge.

Defendant, a Jehovah’s Witness, was indicted for failing to report for and perform civilian work as ordered by Selective Service Board No. 10, Boone County, Columbia, Missouri, in alleged violation of Section 456(j) 1 and 462(a) of Title 50 Appendix, United States Code. Jury-trial was waived. As the trier of the facts, we must return a verdict of guilty. In accordance with our usual practice, we shall detail the reasons for our findings.

Introductory

Defendant was placed by the Board in Class 1-0: Conscientious Objector available for civilian work contributing to…