United States v. Michael Allen Swigart

HILL, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was charged in an indictment and convicted by a jury of failing to perform the duty required of him under the Military Service Act of 1967, that is, failure to comply with an order of his local draft board in violation of 50 U.S.C. Appendix § 462(a). He was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment; but by the court’s order, the execution of the sentence was stayed ten days. During this stay appellant absconded the jurisdiction and apparently fled to Canada. Subsequently appellant’s bond was forfeited, and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest. This warrant is…