Legal Opinion
Alan I. Silberberg v. Commanding Officer, Col. Albert W. Willis
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 6, 1970No. 7500_1PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Chief Judge.
Appellant Silberberg, a law student, and a member of the United States Army Reserve assigned to an army hospital in Massachusetts, but not on active duty, sought administrative discharge on grounds of conscientious objection. In support of his application he submitted a four-page statement describing his religious beliefs, and letters from his dean, who was a member of a clerical order, and from one of his professors, attesting to the genuineness of those beliefs. In accordance with Army regulations he was interviewed by a chaplain and an army psychiatrist, who submitted…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- United States v. Jimmie Durrell WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by30 opinions
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