Carlin Constantine Venus v. United States

JAMES ALGER FEE, Circuit Judge.

Venus was indicted for knowingly failing to report for induction into the armed forces of the United States in violation of 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 462(a). 1

Venus registered with Local Board No. 140, in San Diego County, California, on September 15, 1948. There is no need to review the episodes previous to the order here charged, except to note that defendant claimed to be a conscientious objector and on one occasion, before the series of incidents upon which the current indictment was based, obeyed an order to report for induction but refused to be inducted.…