Legal Opinion
United States v. George Anderson Bowen, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 12, 1969No. 17409_1PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
STAHL, Circuit Judge
George Anderson Bowen, Jr., claiming to be a conscientious objector, was sentenced to five years imprisonment, the maximum term,1 for failing to report for induction scheduled for December 29, 1965, in violation of 50 U.S.C. App. § 4622 A motion for a new trial or for a judgment of acquittal was denied. The following is a summary of the facts of this case:
April 27, 1962: Bowen registered with his local Selective Service Board. (Trial Transcript (TT) p. 5.)3
*1270July 13, 1964: He was classified 1-A. (Minutes of Action (MA) contained in Appellant’s Appendix;…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Leary v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Stromberg v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Yates v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Tot v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by51 opinions
- State v. PilcherSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
- State Ex Rel. Flores v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1994
- United States v. William E. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- United States v. James Anderson DeansCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Estate of Wood v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1989
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