Legal Opinion
Logemann v. Laird
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 20, 1972No. Civ. A. No. 72-73PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HUYETT, District Judge.
Petitioner seeks a writ of habeas corpus ordering his discharge from the Navy as a conscientious objector.
Wayne M. Logemann, the petitioner, entered active duty in the Navy on February 2, 1970. After being trained as a hospital corpsman, he was stationed at the United States Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. in September 1970. On February 2, 1971, Logemann refused to report for work at the hospital on the ground that his conscience would no longer permit him to participate in the military. He then spent some time in the brig awaiting Court Martial…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Witmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Winburn Carson Kessler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Private Michael Leonard Helwick v. Melvin Laird as Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States Ex Rel. Armstrong v. WheelerDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1970
- Thomas Hector Bohnert v. Brig. Gen. James Faulkner and Stanley Resor, Secretary of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Michael B. Shaffer v. Hon. James R. Schlesinger, Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Logemann v. LairdCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- United States v. LogemannUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1973