Legal Opinion
United States v. Fred Bertram
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 27, 1973No. 72-1568PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.
This is a Selective Service prosecution in which the defendant-appellant was charged with having failed to register, thereby violating 50 U.S.C. App. § 462 (a). The registration requirement is contained in 50 U.S.C. App. § 453. Registration is required within five days after the individual reaches his eighteenth birthday. He was convicted of this offense by a jury and sentenced to two years in prison.
Appellant contended at trial and now contends, first, that the registration requirement violates his First Amendment rights; secondly, that the court erroneously…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Reynolds v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Toussie v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. Michael Denis CullenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Hotema v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
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3Cited by11 opinions
- United States v. Mark Arden SchmuckerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Michael Alexander v. Trustees of Boston University, Michael Alexander v. Trustees of Boston University, Selective Service SystemCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Bruce Andrew BaechlerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Garman v. United States Postal ServiceDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1981
- Dickinson v. BellDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1984
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