United States v. Larry Craig Richardson

OPINION OF THE COURT

Larry Craig Richardson celebrated his eighteenth birthday on September 7, 1968, and under the Selective Service Act of 1967, 50 U.S.C. App. § 453 (1970), as amended, 50 U.S.C. App. § 453 (Supp. I, 1971), was required to register with the Selective Service System within five days of that date. He failed to register until April 30, 1973.

On March 7, 1974, Richardson was indicted for failure to register timely for the draft. The district court dismissed the indictment on September 3, 1974, on the ground that the statute of limitations had run. We affirm on the basis of Judge…