United States v. Velazquez

PIERCE, District Judge.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Jose Emiliano Velazquez is a twenty year old New York City resident of Puerto Rican birth, and a self-professed activist in the Puerto Rican Socialist Party. He has been indicted for alleged violations of the Military Selective Service Act of 1967. Title 50 Appendix, United States Code, §§ 451 et seq. Count I of the indictment charges him with failing to submit to an armed forces physical examination on January 21, 1972; Count II charges a failure to report for and submit to induction on July 6, 1972.

Voluminous pre-trial motions have been made on…