Legal Opinion
Coonan v. Commanding Officer
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided June 29, 1972No. Civ. A. No. 72-C-162PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
REYNOLDS, District Judge.
■ Petitioner, a member of the Army Reserves, has petitioned this court under Title 28 U.S.C. § 2241 for a writ of habeas corpus. He contends that his application for a conscientious objector discharge was erroneously denied by the Army. I agree.
*1282On December 3, 1970, Coonan applied for. a conscientious objector discharge from the Army. Subsequently this application was forwarded to the Army’s Conscientious Objector Review Board for evaluation and recommendation. The Board concluded as follows:
“The Board unanimously believed that PVT Coonan’s alleged…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Clay v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States ex rel. Conrad v. HoffmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
3Cited by1 opinion
- Walter C. Royal v. Superior Court of New Hampshire, Rockinghan CountyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976