United States v. Madole

Madole, the accused, a “Jehovah Witness,” was indicted for refusing to report to his local draft board, tie had been classified as a “conscientious objector,” and the board ordered him in accordance with the statute, Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, § 5(g), 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 305(g), to appear before it on June 10, 1943, to be assigned to a Civilian Public Service Camp for some work of “national importance.” He received the board’s order on May 24, 1943, but, instead of appearing, he wrote a letter in which he refused to obey, (1) because “his work as a minister” made…