United States v. Allen Bernard Williams

I concur in the judgment of the Court which affirms appellant’s conviction for refusal to report for induction into the armed forces of the United States.

I also concur in so much of the majority opinion as is necessary to reach that result.

With respect to one aspect of the majority opinion which I regard as unnecessary to reach that result and therefore to be dictum, I respectfully dissent.

Specifically, the majority states that “a bare claim of extreme hardship to named dependents [need not] always be regarded as conclusive on a request for reopening made after an induction notice has been…