Legal Opinion
United States v. John Wayne Baranski
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 29, 1973No. 72-1345PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
On the afternoon of April 29, 1971, accompanied by a reporter whom they had invited to witness a newsworthy event, the four defendants-appellants went to a building in Evanston, Illinois, housing the offices of three draft boards, opened drawers and filing cabinets there, pulled some records, and poured animal blood over them. They waited quietly for the police, whom a board secretary had telephoned, to arrive. When the police came, the defendants stated that they would submit to arrest nonviolently. They then asked if they might pray, received permission, and proceeded to…
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