United States v. William Michael Sweet

Appellant Sweet was convicted in a jury trial of failing to report for induction, in violation of 50 U.S.C. App. § 462 (1970). In this appeal he contends that the conviction was barred 1) by his local board’s failure to state reasons for rejecting a conscientious-objector claim, and 2) by the trial court’s refusal to al low as a defense the issue of legality of the Vietnam war. 1 We affirm.

The facts are uncontested. After registering for the draft on August 19, 1969, appellant received a classification questionnaire (SSS Form 100) from Local Board No. 167. He mailed the form back on September…