Legal Opinion
United States v. Evans
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided August 20, 1953No. Cr. 8653PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HINCKS, Chief Judge.
The propriety of the acquittal in this case turns upon the proper interpretation of Sec. 6(j) of the Act, which provides that upon the filing of an appeal based upon conscientious objection to military service, the “appeal board shall refer any such claim to the Department of Justice for inquiry and hearing”; and that “the Department of Justice, after appropriate inquiry, shall hold a hearing with respect to the character and good faith of the objections of the person concerned, and such person shall be notified of the time and place of such hearing”, after which the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- United States v. AndolschekCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- United States v. NugentSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
3Cited by11 opinions
- Alva Eugene Blalock v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1957
- Parker v. LesterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- Clifton Charles Campbell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1955
- United States v. SimmonsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
- Clair Laverne White v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
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