United States v. William Orrin Seeverts

William Orrin Seeverts refused induction into the armed forces of the United States. His indictment, trial and conviction for violation of 50 U.S.C. App. § 462 followed. He appeals, and we affirm the conviction.

The evidence presented to Chief Judge Devitt, who tried the case without a jury, discloses that Local Board No. 9, Olmstead County, Minnesota, reclassified Seeverts from II-S (student deferment) to I-A (available for military service) on July 19, 1967. The local board ordered Seeverts to report for induction on April 22, 1968. Between these dates, the registrant made no protest in any…