Private Donald Silverthorne, Jr. v. Melvin Laird, Secretary of Defense

460 F.2d 1175

Private Donald SILVERTHORNE, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant,

v.

Melvin LAIRD, Secretary of Defense, et al., Respondents-Appellees.

No. 71-3536.

United States Court of Appeals,

Fifth Circuit.

April 14, 1972.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc May 22, 1972.

Maury Maverick, Jr., San Antonio, Tex., Ernest Altgelt, III, New York City, for petitioner-appellant.

William S. Sessions, U. S. Atty., Henry Valdespino, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for respondents-appellees.

Before RIVES, COLEMAN and DYER, Circuit Judges.

RIVES, Circuit Judge:

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On May 24, 1971, the Conscientious Objector Review Board of…