United States v. Beckham

ORDER FOR DISMISSAL

FOX, District Judge.

In this criminal prosecution, the defendant, Robert Beckham, is charged with wilful and knowing failure to perform civilian work duties required of him under the authority of the Military Selective Service Act of 1967, 50 U.S.C.App. § 462.

Defendant, a Jehovah’s Witness, has consistently maintained that he is entitled to a IV-D Selective Service classification in that he is a regular minister of his faith. Defendant’s local draft board, Michigan Local Board No. 88, denied his request for a IV-D classification and classified him instead 1-0 as a…