United States v. Peter Fleming Hoffman

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

The draft has ended but all that preceded its ending is neither forgiven nor forgotten.

Peter Fleming Hoffman refused to take the symbolic step forward after being processed for induction into the army and was convicted of violating 50 U.S.C. § 462, Appendix. On this appeal he argues for reversal on the basis of three defenses that were rejected by the trial court: (1) improper order of call; (2) local board error in failing to consider his post-induction notice conseious-tious objector claim; and (3) violation of the President’s order cancelling draft calls for November…