Legal Opinion
William Creighton Vaughn v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 30, 1968No. 19125PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATTHES, Circuit Judge.
The appellant was found guilty by a jury of wilfully and knowingly failing and neglecting to comply with an order of his local draft board (Omaha, Nebraska) to report for and submit to induction into the Armed Forces of the United States, in violation of 50 U.S.C. App. § 462. He has appealed from the judgment of conviction.
The basic question for decision is whether appellant’s local draft board in Omaha, Nebraska, was justified in failing to reopen his I-A classification and considering his claim that he was a conscientious objector. Appellant submits that the failure…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Willner v. Committee on Character and Fitness, Appellate Div. of Supreme Court of NY, First Judicial Dept.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by47 opinions
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