Paul Edward Rowton v. United States of America, Charles Freelan Wheeler v. United States of America, Reuben Jones Stepp v. United States

These cases consolidated for hearing on appeal, were tried separately in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Each of the cases was tried to the court without the intervention of a jury and resulted in a verdict of guilty and a sentence of imprisonment for three years for violation of the universal Military Training and Service Act of 1948, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 462. The first two cases were tried by District Judge Shelbourne and' the third by District Judge Brooks. Each of the three cases follows the same pattern of material facts.

Each appellant was…