United States v. Jape Holley Taylor

GEWIN, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Taylor was convicted for refusing to submit to induction into the armed services in violation of 50 U.S.C. App. § 462(a). On appeal he contends that his local Selective Service Board gave him misinformation which caused him to refrain from making an application for conscientious objector status prior to the date on which he was to report for induction. We affirm his conviction.

The background facts are these: Following graduation from high school, Taylor on December 4, 1967, was given a 2-S student deferment for one year while he attended California Institute of…