Legal Opinion
P. F. C. Daniel E. Pitcher v. Melvin Laird, as Secretary of Defenses.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 30, 1970No. 28285_1PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge:
Pitcher appeals from a denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus in the district court. Pursuant to a United States Army Regulation, 1 Pitcher filed an application for discharge, claiming that he had become a conscientious objector after entering the military service. The Secretary of the Army denied the request for discharge on the ground that Pitcher’s claim was based on a personal moral code and not upon religious beliefs. The district court in denying his petition for habeas corpus found that there was basis in fact for the Army’s denial of his application for…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Orloff v. WilloughbySupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Estep v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Burns v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Hammond v. LenfestCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Private Michael Leonard Helwick v. Melvin Laird as Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Private Donald Silverthorne, Jr. v. Melvin Laird, Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Hayes v. Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Peavy v. WarnerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Bluth v. LairdCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
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