Legal Opinion
United States v. Philip Archie Lemmens
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 4, 1970No. 18061PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.
Philip Lemmens appeals from a conviction of failure to report for induction. He challenges the validity of the board’s order on several procedural grounds, and on the ground that the board was unlawfully constituted. He also asserts that there was no basis in fact for 1-A classification and rejection of his claim as conscientious objector. We conclude that the latter challenge has merit, and do not decide the others.
Lemmens registered with his local board in January, 1965 at age 18. He did not then claim to be a conscientious objector. He was first classified and…
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