United States v. Daniel Warren Hoffman

Appellant was indicted and convicted in the district court for violation of 50 App. U.S.C. § 462: refusing to submit to induction into the military service. Various errors are asserted. We find no error, and affirm.

The Board refused to reopen appellant’s I-A classification to consider his conscientious objector claim, made after his induction notice had been mailed. Thus, 32 C.F.R. § 1625.2 was applicable and forbade a reopening absent a showing of circumstances over which he had no control. This regulation is lawful. Ehlert v. United States (9th Cir. en banc 1970), 422 F.2d 332, Affd. 402…