Legal Opinion
Roby v. United States Department of the Navy
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 16, 1996No. 95-35377PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
Twenty-one years ago in Sanger v. Seamans, 507 F.2d 814 (9th Cir.1974), we remarked on the conflicting interests at stake when a person serving in the armed forces decides that he is conscientiously opposed to war:
[W]e must bear in mind that when a person enters into a contractual commitment with the government to serve his country, it is anticipated that he will fulfill his promise. The government has properly recognized, however, that a sincere conversion to principles dictating a conscientious objection to war may occur after a commitment to military service…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- United States v. SeegerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Welsh v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Molinaro v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Witmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Clay v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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