Legal Opinion
United States v. Van Den Berg
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 6, 1944No. 8327PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINDLEY, District Judge.
Defendant appeals from a conviction of having knowingly failed to report for induction in work of national importance under civilian direction as a conscientious objector opposed to both combatant and noncombatant service. Upon appeal, the Appeal Board unanimously affirmed the classification of the local Board. At the trial, the District Court refused to permit defendant to introduce evidence of what transpired before the Board, offered, as he said, to show that the Board’s classification was unjustifiable. In this respect the case differs from United States v.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Falbo v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Lockerty v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Chin Yow v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- McKelvey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- United States v. KautenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by20 opinions
- United States v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- United States v. KrepperCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1946
- Matthew J. Connelly and T. Lamar Caudle v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
- Wolfe v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1945
- Weightman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1944
15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.