Martin v. United States

PARKER, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal in a criminal case. Appellant was indicted for refusing to be inducted into the military service in vio- lalion of the provisions of the Selective Service Act of 1948, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 451 et seq. A jury trial was waived and the case was heard by the District Judge, who found the defendant guilty and sentenced him to a term of imprisonment. No question is made as to the appellant’s refusal to be inducted. His defense in the court below and here is that he was improperly denied classification as a minister of religion by the draft board and that he…