Legal Opinion
Burgess Melvin Carson v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 8, 1969No. 25659_1PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYLE, District Judge:
The appellant in a jury waived trial was convicted for failing to submit to induction into the armed forces of the United States in violation of 50 App. U.S.C. § 462. He contends the Trial Court committed two errors: (1) finding that there was a “basis in fact” for his local Selective Service Board’s refusal to classify him as a conscientious objector and (2) refusing to allow him to testify concerning events surrounding the Boárd’s denial of the requested classification. We find no error and affirm.
On November 14, 1966, appellant, then a 22-year old who had completed…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United States v. SeegerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Estep v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Witmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United States v. KautenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- Alva Eugene Blalock v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Private Donald Silverthorne, Jr. v. Melvin Laird, Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. James Anderson DeansCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Ray Nevin Stetter, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States of America Ex Rel. Donnell Leonard Luster v. Colonel William H. McBeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
- Rothfuss v. ResorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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