Legal Opinion
United States v. Allen Franklin French
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 6, 1970No. 23834PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:
French appeals from his conviction of violating 50 U.S.C. App. § 462, by his failure to comply with an order from his Selective Service Board to report for induction into the Armed Forces. We reverse.
French testified that he received the order, that he did not report, and that he knew the consequences of not reporting. French filed a claim for classification as a conscientious objector with his local draft board. The board classified him 1-A. He appealed to the Appeal Board. Under the procedure then in effect he was given a hearing before a representative of the…
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