Legal Opinion
United States v. Ralph Mercado
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 10, 1973No. 838, Docket 73-1282PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Ralph Mercado was ordered by his local draft board to report for induction on April 5, 1971. He appeared but refused induction despite being advised by induction center officials that this was a felony, claiming for the first time that he was a conscientious objector. Upon receiving notification that Mercado had refused to step forward on this ground, his local board prepared to consider his claim, as it was required to do under this court’s decision in United States v. Gearey, 368 F.2d 144, 149-150 (1966), cert. denied, 389 U.S. 959, 88 S.Ct. 335, 19 L.Ed.2d 368 (1967), and sent…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ehlert v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. David Arthur GeareyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- United States v. Steven Antone CamaraCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Wallace Delaney MohammedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1961
- United States v. Norman J. JacquesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by16 opinions
- United States v. JenkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. Ronald S. JenkinsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Johnnie JoynerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. David Emery SerfassCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- United States v. George Charles SundstromCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
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