Legal Opinion
In the Matter of John Thomas Kelly
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 30, 1968No. 1148_1PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner seeks summary relief from denial by the district court of a writ of habeas corpus and of an application for a stay of a general court-martial now set for September 3, 1968 at which he is to be tried on charges of wilful disobedience of a superior officer. The disobedience is alleged to have occurred on July 9, 1968. Petitioner was inducted February 28, 1968.
The crux of the petition below, and of the petition to this court, is that the Army has failed to properly make available to petitioner his right to apply for discharge as a conscientious objector under Army Regulation 635-20…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Burns v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Hammond v. LenfestCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Henry v. Delhi-Taylor Oil Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Crane v. HedrickDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1968
- Noyd v. McNamaraDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1967
3Cited by34 opinions
- Parisi v. DavidsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Capt. Milbert Mindes v. Dr. Robert C. Seaman, Secretary of the United States Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Noyd v. BondSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Morgan v. PerryCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Jarrett v. ResorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
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