Ramiro Hernandez Balderrama v. United States

Balderrama appeals from his conviction for failure to comply with the Universal Military Training and Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. §§ 456(j) and 462 (a).

In 1963, while a student in high school, Balderrama registered with his Selective Service Board and subsequently completed his selective service classification questionnaire. When requested by his local board, Balderrama supplied a letter of explanation concerning his objection to war. He stated that he was a Minister of Jehovah God and a member of the religious sect of Jehovah’s Witnesses. As a result the local draft board classified him I-O,…