Legal Opinion
United States v. William Lee Thompson
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 18, 1970No. 18355_1PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
HASTIE, Chief Judge.
After a trial to the district court, the appellant, William Lee Thompson, was convicted for refusing to submit to induction into the Armed Forces in violation of 50 U.S.C. App. § 454 and § 462. He makes three arguments for reversal on this appeal: (1) that his I-A classification had no basis in fact; (2) that the manner in which the local Selective Service board dealt with his request for reopening lacked requisite procedural fairness; and (3) that the local board refused without justification to reopen his I-A classification and consider his claim to a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- McKart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Estep v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Gonzales v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United States v. BurlichDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1966
- United States Ex Rel. Berman v. CraigCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Harold L. Crotty v. Lawrence R. Kelly, Commanding OfficerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Neal Thomas NeamandCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
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- United States v. Paul Oscar PompeyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- McGarva v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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