United States v. Anderson

OPINION

BOWNES, District Judge.

Malcolm T. Anderson was indicted for failure to submit to induction in violation of 50 U.S.C. App. § 462(a) (Supp. V 1969). Jury trial was waived, and the case was submitted by agreement of the parties on the defendant’s Selective Service file. No other evidence was presented. This case focuses on the scope of judicial review in a situation where a registrant has made out a prima facie case for conscientious objector classification and the Local Draft Board has refused such classification without stating its reasons.

THE FACTS

The defendant’s Selective Service file…