Legal Opinion
Woods v. Sheehan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 15, 1993No. 91-35695PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TANG, Circuit Judge:
United States Marine Corps Reserve Corporal Joel Corey Woods, Jr. (“Woods”) sought a discharge as a conscientious objector. The Marine Corps Reserve (“Marine Corps”) denied Woods’ claim of conscientious objector status. Woods thereafter petitioned the district court for habeas corpus relief.1 The district court dismissed the petition. On appeal, Woods argues he established a prima facie case for conscientious objector status and that the district court erred in finding that the Marine Corps had a basis in fact for denying him conscientious objector status. Woods also…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Witmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Mulloy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- James Ray Thomas v. R.D. Brewer, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Lonnie Leroy HaughtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Claud Michael KemberCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Rasheed Alhassan v. General Michael W. Hagee, Commandant, United States Marine Corps, and Major Jon D. Quehl, United States Marine CorpsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
- Woods v. SheehanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 1061, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 1771 Scott J. Roby v. United States Department of the Navy, Secretary Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Nuclear Power Training Unit in Idaho Falls, IdahoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Alhassan, Rasheed v. Hagee, Michael W.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
- Rodney Capell v. James Gomez Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General of the State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993