Roy Hancil Whitney, Jr. v. United States

This is an appeal from a conviction and sentence of the appellant for knowingly and wilfully failing to perform a duty by failing to report to his draft board in Tampa, Florida, for civilian work in lieu of induction as a Selective Service registrant, in violation of Title 50, Section 462, U.S.C.A.Appendix. In iight of the restricted nature of the review of such a conviction by an appellate court, see Estep v. United States, 327 U.S. 114, 66 S.Ct. 423, 90 L.Ed. 567, there is only one point on this appeal that appears to be a matter of substance. That is the contention that there is not…