United States v. Peter William Saunders, Jr.

Appellant was convicted on a nonjury trial of willfully and knowingly failing to register with the Selective Service. We affirm.

Saunders was required to register for the draft within 5 days after his 18th birthday on January 29, 1968. 1 The indictment charged that the Appellant had failed to submit himself for registration at his local board on April 15, 1969, at a time when he was between the ages of 18 and 26.

Saunders first contends that under the reasoning of Toussie v. United States, 1970, 397 U.S. 112, 90 S.Ct. 858, 25 L.Ed.2d 156, the indictment does not state an offense because the…