Legal Opinion
Rothfuss v. Resor
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 15, 1971No. Nos. 30731, 30850PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
These two cases, consolidated for oral argument, come to us on appeal from denials of habeas corpus relief by the district court for the Western District of Texas. We find it convenient to our purposes to dispose of the two appeals by a single opinion.
Both appellants are service men on active duty with the United States Army. Each sought discharge from the Army on grounds of conscientious objection to both combatant and noncombatant military service. The denials of application for discharge by the Army were upheld by the district court’s denial of habeas relief. We…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Ehlert v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States ex rel. Brooks v. CliffordCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
- John E. Bates v. Commander, First Coast Guard DistrictCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
- Winburn Carson Kessler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Robert A. Lobis v. Secretary of the United States Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- Richard D. Smith v. Melvin Laird, the Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1973
- John W. Dewalt v. Commanding Officer, Fort Benning, Ga.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Champ v. SeamansDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1971
- Clifford August Thompson, Jr. v. United States of America, Plaintiff-RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
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