United States v. Oliver Conrad Ellis, AKA Conrad Oliver Ellis

Appellant Ellis was convicted of violating the draft act (50 U.S.C. App. §§ 451-473 (1964), as amended, (Supp. IV 1965-1968)) by refusing to take the required one step forward for induction into the armed forces. He had first applied for conscientious objector status on July 12, 1967, after he had received notice on July 5, 1967, to report for induction on July 27, 1967.

The District Judge in this case relied upon this court’s opinion in United States v. Taylor, 351 F.2d 228 (6th Cir. 1965), where this court said:

“It seems reasonable to this court (and in accord with the great weight of…