United States v. Irwin Ira Messinger

HAYS, Circuit Judge:

Irwin Ira Messinger appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York convicting him, after a trial without a jury, on one count of refusing to submit to induction into the armed forces, in violation of 50 U.S.C. App. § 462(a) (Supp.IV1965-68).

We reject appellant’s claim that he was improperly refused classification as a conscientious objector, and affirm the judgment.

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In 1963 appellant registered with the Selective Service System and in February 1964, he completed a classification questionnaire sent to him by his local board.…