Arthur Parisette Clark v. United States

STEPHENS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Arthur Parisette Clark, a Service selectee, was charged with and was found guilty of and was sentenced for wilfully refusing to be inducted into the Armed Forces of the United States, in violation of the Universal Military Training and Service Act, Title 50 U.S. C.A.Appendix, §§ 451 1 et seq., 462(a). 2 He appealed.

We review the long chronology of events that led up to appellant’s conviction.

The Facts

Appellant registered with the Selective Service System on October 6, 1948, and at that time filled in Series XIV, page 7, of the Classification Questionnaire…