Legal Opinion
Magaro v. Cassidy
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 23, 1970No. 27940PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
Magaro appeals from denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He contends that he should be released from military service because in several respects his local Selective Service board denied him due process of law in handling his case. We conclude that he was entitled to grant of the writ.
A chronology of his Selective Service file is necessary to understanding the case. Magaro registered with his local board in Halifax, Pennsylvania on March 10, 1961. In 1964 he was granted a II-S (student) deferment, which he retained until he graduated from law school in…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Cassius Marsellus Clay, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- United States v. Russell FreemanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
- United States v. BurlichDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1966
- Knox v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
- Parrott v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Jack L. Edwards v. Selective Service Local Board No. 111, Newton County, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Ray Austin BagleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. JoyceDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1971
- United States v. Michael Flynn TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Helwick v. LairdDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1970
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