Legal Opinion
United States v. Mroz
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 3, 1943No. 8207PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves a conviction for violation (Sec. 311 of 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix) of an order of a local (Milwaukee) draft board to defendant to report for transportation “for work of national importance, as a conscientious objector,” which order was issued under authority of the Selective Service Act. (50 U.S.C.A. Appendix, § 301.)
A jury trial resulted in a verdict of guilt, upon which a sentence of four years’ imprisonment was imposed. Defendant is a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses society and claims the draft exempt status (IV-D) of a “minister” instead of the…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Selective Draft Law CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
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- Hamilton v. Regents of the University of CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Harlan v. McGourinSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Samuel H. Sheppard v. E. L. Maxwell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965
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