Legal Opinion
Hammond v. Lenfest
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 10, 1968No. 461, Docket 31909PublishedCited by 204 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
The issue presented by this appeal is of great importance in determining the proper relationship of the federal courts to the military establishment. We are called upon to decide whether an enlisted member of the naval reserve claiming to be a conscientious objector may petition for a writ of habeas corpus to obtain review of the decision of his military superiors denying a discharge requested pursuant to Department of Defense and Navy Regulations.
I
The facts are undisputed and can be stated briefly. On September 30, 1963, appellant Charles A. Hammond, then a…
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