United States v. Nathan Joshua Zablen

Appellant was convicted of refusing induction into the Armed Forces in violation of section 12(a) of the Military Selective Service Act of 1967, 50 U.S.C. App. § 462(a) (1964 ed., Supp. IV). The chronology of events relevant to his appeal is as follows.

On March 22, 1968, appellant’s local board ordered him to report for induction on April 16. On March 25, appellant requested a I-S classification. Appellant’s local board received verification of his enrollment as a student until June 14 but nonetheless improperly (as the government concedes) refused to reopen his I-A classification.

The board…