United States v. James Robert Thrower

This appeal is from a judgment of conviction of failure to submit to induction into the armed forces in violation of 50 U.S.C. App. § 462(a). We affirm.

Appellant registered for the draft on October 5, 1966. On August 20, 1968, he was classified 1-A, and on March 28, 1969, was ordered to report for his pre-induction physical on April 23, 1969. At his physical appellant reported suffering from various ailments, including depression, and claimed that he was a homosexual. However, appellant did not substantiate his ailment claims with letters or other evidence and was found acceptable for…