Legal Opinion
John Wesley Battiste v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1969No. 25704_1PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
Appellant was convicted for violation of the Universal Military Training and Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. § 462(a), for failure to comply with an order of his local Selective Service board to report for and submit to induction. Upon a consideration of the numerous objections raised by appellant, we affirm the judgment of the court below.
Appellant’s Selective Service file reveals that he was reclassified I-A on April 20, 1966. On May 9, 1966, appellant was ordered to report for a physical examination on May 26, 1966. He did not report for the physical examination, and…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- John P. Tillman, Robert Barber Moore, Johnny C. Wilson, Larry Fox, Donald P. Stone and Michael W. Simmons v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. NugentSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Cassius Marsellus Clay, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Michael Waldo Simmons v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. John StaffordCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by14 opinions
- United States v. Noel Larry JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Lawrence Joseph Dell'annoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- Brede v. AllenDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1969
- United States v. Thomas Mitchell GoodmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
- United States of America, and v. Mathew Dusty Wroblewski, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
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