Legal Opinion
United States v. Stephen Bornemann
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 5, 1970No. 33716_1PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
A Selective Service Appeal Board may base its denial of an application for conscientious objector status on one of two grounds: a determination that the substance of the applicant’s beliefs does not qualify him for the statutory exemption or a conclusion that the applicant is not sincere in his beliefs. In this case, it is unquestioned that the beliefs of the appellant Stephen Bornemann, if sincerely held, would entitle him to classification as a conscientious objector. We must rule on the less tangible question of sincerity; specifically, we must decide…
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3Cited by25 opinions
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