United States v. Dean Nelson Burns

Appellant Burns was convicted for wilfully failing to register under the Military Selective Service Act of 1967, 50 U.S.C.App. § 462. He contends on appeal that admission of his oral statement to a government agent was improper under the Miranda guidelines, that the statute under which he has been prosecuted is unconstitutional, and that his three-year sentence constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.

The record amply supports the district’s court’s finding that appellant received the Miranda warnings and waived his rights before making his statement.

Appellant’s constitutional challenge to…