Legal Opinion
United States v. William Alan Townsend
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 10, 1973No. 72-1240PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OP THE COURT
STALEY, Circuit Judge.
William Alan Townsend appeals a conviction by a jury in the United States District Court for willful failure to submit to induction in violation of 50 U.S.C. App. § 462. The pivotal question in this case is whether the trial judge erred by refusing to recuse himself from presiding over the appellant’s trial. Arguments which raise other questions are made on appeal. We find a discussion of them unnecessary, however, since we reverse on the recusal issue.
On May 13, 1970, the appellant was classified I-A by his local draft board in Bristol, Pennsylvania.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and H. E. Gilbert v. Bangor & Aroostook Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- James C. Simmons v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen v. Bangor & Aroostook RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Inland Freight Lines v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by75 opinions
- United States v. HaldemanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Evan Alexander ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Birdie Mae Davis, United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor, Edwin Foster, Plaintiff-Intervenor v. Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County, James E. Buskey v. Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County, Birdie Mae Davis, United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor, James E. Buskey, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellant v. Board of School Commissioners of Mobile CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Karl J. BrayCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- Alfredo G. Parrish, Etc. v. Board of Commissioners of the Alabama State Bar, Etc., Defendants- Alabama Black Lawyers Association v. Board of Commissioners of the Alabama State Bar, Etc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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