United States v. Willie Clyde Harris

GORDON, District Judge.

The appellant, Willie Clyde Harris, was found guilty after a bench trial of having failed to report as a Class 1-0 registrant for civilian work at the Elgin State Hospital, Elgin, Illinois, in violation of 50 App. U.S.C. 462.

In both his motion for acquittal before the district court and in his principal brief before this court, Mr. Harris argued numerous contentions against his conviction; however, in his oral argument before this court, his counsel relied almost exclusively upon a proposition which was not advanced until he filed his reply brief. The government has…