United States v. William Calvin Slater, Jr.

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

William Calvin Slater, Jr. appeals from his conviction for failing to comply with an order to report for induction into the armed forces. 50 U.S.C. App. § 462. He attacks the sufficiency of the evidence as to his knowledge of his duty to report and also complains of the trial court’s charge. After full consideration of his arguments and careful examination of the record, we find that we must reverse.

The evidence in this case showed that appellant failed to appear for three scheduled physical examinations 1 as well as for induction on June 28, 1972. He also repeatedly…