United States v. Patrick James Fisher

PELL, Circuit Judge.

Following a bench trial, defendant Patrick James Fisher was found guilty of failing and neglecting to comply with an order of his local Selective Service Board to report for and submit to induction into the armed forces of the United States, in violation of 50 U.S.C. App. § 462. He was sentenced to imprisonment for a period of 42 months. From the judgment of conviction and sentence, defendant appeals.

Fisher first registered with the Selective Service System in 1963. From that time until December 1,1967, he was three times classified II-S as a student, and twice classified…