Legal Opinion

United States v. Ray Burnett

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 23, 1973No. 72-2591PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

Ray Burnett appeals from his conviction for willful failure to report for and submit to induction into the Armed Forces of the United States, a violation of 50 App. U.S.C. § 462(a). We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Burnett asserts that the local Selective Service Board deviated from the regulations establishing the Order of Call for inductees, that he would not have been called had the Board complied with the regulations, and that as a result the order to report for induction was invalid. It is well established and the Government concedes that a registrant is…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. United States v. Dennis Adrian BakerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
  3. Richard D. Yates, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
  4. United States v. Nathaniel DysonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  5. Robert Cloyd Rusk v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. United States v. Peter Fleming HoffmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  2. Phillip Morris Jones, 037175 v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida, Etc., No. 73-2542 Summary Calendar. Rule 18, 5 Cir., See Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. Of New York, 5 Cir., 1970, 431 F.2d 409Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  3. United States v. Michael Flynn TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  4. Jones v. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  5. United States v. SalmonDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1981

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