Legal Opinion

United States of America, and v. Eric Alan Hedges, And

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided October 8, 1971No. 71-2025_1PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

The judgment of conviction in this selective service case is affirmed.

The charge was that he failed to keep his local board advised of his address so that mail could reach him (here a notice of induction) while he traveled around with carnivals.

Whether he made a good faith effort to keep the board informed was a question of fact which has been decided against him on sufficient evidence.

Here the defendant testified. Lack of belief of a witness often permits some affirmative inferences. In our view, this is just such a case. Such inferences may have buttressed up other evidence.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Mrs. Delta Melancon v. Rmk-Brj, a Joint VentureCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. United States v. SchaeferDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1972