Legal Opinion
Lewine v. Laird
District Court, C.D. California
Decided November 24, 1971No. 71-2487-ECPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CRARY, District Judge.
Petitioner is presently on active duty in the United States Air Force on a four-year enlistment which commenced April 11, 1969. On October 15, 1971, he filed a petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus to effect his discharge from the Air Force on the grounds he is a conscientious objector. This Court has jurisdiction under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The petitioner and his immediate commander are within the territorial jurisdiction of this Court.
Following basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, he…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gillette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Dickinson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Witmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United States v. Claud Michael KemberCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- Alan I. Silberberg v. Commanding Officer, Col. Albert W. WillisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
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