Legal Opinion
United States v. Anderson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 10, 1946No. 447PublishedCited by 209 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rutledge
On the merits the issue is narrow, namely, whether in a criminal prosecution under § 11 of the Selective Training and Service Act, 54 Stat. 885, 894, 50 U. S. C. App. § 311, for refusal to submit to induction, the venue is properly laid in the judicial district where the act of refusal occurred rather than in the district where the draft board which issued the order is located.
The facts in the case are simple. A draft board in the City of Spokane, Washington, had jurisdiction over appellee. He obeyed an order to report for induction issued by this board and, with others selected, went from…
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