United States v. Lynn Ellis Hall

Lynn Ellis Hall was tried without a jury and convicted of refusal to submit to induction in violation of the Military Selective Service Act of 1967. 1 He appealed. We affirm.

On August 20, 1968, after graduation from college, Hall’s student deferment was terminated, and he was reclassified 1A. Shortly thereafter he was ordered to report for a physical examination. In November of 1968 he was notified that he had passed the physical. On December 18, 1968 he received his induction notice, and on January 7, 1969 he properly reported to the induction center. At no time during the preceding period…