Legal Opinion
Michael B. Shaffer v. Hon. James R. Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 23, 1976No. 75-1569 and 75-2257PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:
Michael B. Shaffer, a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army, sought a writ of habeas corpus to effect his discharge on the ground that he was a conscientious objector. Petitioner had sought the writ after his claim for conscientious objector status had been denied by the Army Conscientious Objector Review Board (“Board”). The district court, concluding that there was a basis in fact to support the Board’s determination that petitioner’s beliefs were not sincerely held, dismissed the writ. From our review of the record, we are…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Welsh v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Gillette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Dickinson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Witmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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- Reinhard v. GormanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1979
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