Checinski v. United States

SIMONS, Circuit Judge.

The three appeals involve substantially identical issues and were argued .together. Each of the appellants is a Jehovah’s Witness and each was indicted, tried, and sentenced for failure to appear for induction under the provisions of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, Title 50 U.S.C.A. § :301 et seq. The trials were to the court upon waiver of á jury.

The defense in the court below in each: of the cases; and the argument in sup-, port of - the appéal, follow substantially the pattern set in the case of Rase v. United States of America, 6 Cir., 129 F.2d 204,…