Private Michael Leonard Helwick v. Melvin Laird as Secretary of Defense

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

Private Michael Leonard Helwick appeals from an order of the district court denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus on the ground that the Army wrongfully denied his application for discharge from the service as a conscientious objector. We reverse and remand with directions that the district court grant Helwick’s prayer for habeas corpus relief.

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Helwick was inducted into the United States Army on September 29, 1969. Before induction, he applied for and received a I-A-0 classification as a conscientious objector 1 from his local draft board. On January 15, 1970,…