Rase v. United States

SIMONS, Circuit Judge.

The appellant was convicted and sentenced for failure to report for induction under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, Title 50 U.S.C.A. Appendix § 301 et seq. Motions for directed verdict at the conclusion of all of the evidence, for new trial, and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, were denied, and the rulings are assigned as error.

The record discloses that the appellant registered when required so to do, and upon receipt of a questionnaire mailed to him by his local board, claimed to be a conscientious objector opposed to both combatant and…