Legal Opinion
Owens v. Commanding General
District Court, N.D. California
Decided December 9, 1969No. 52298PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GERALD S. LEVIN, District Judge.
Petitioner Dennis Owens is presently a private in the United States Army stationed at Fort Ord, California. He brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus in order to secure his discharge from military service as a conscientious objector, his application for such classification having been denied by the Army.
Owens did not seek conscientious objector classification until after his entry into the Army. Upon crystalization of his conscientious objector beliefs, Owens made a timely request for discharge pursuant to Department of Defense…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Hammond v. LenfestCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- United States ex rel. Brooks v. CliffordCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Richard Secor Corliss, United States of America v. Fred August Heise, United States of America v. Walter HeroldCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Rautenstrauch v. Secretary of DefenseDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1970
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