Legal Opinion
United States v. Wilson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 28, 1954No. 11086PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAIM, Circuit Judge.
The defendant, Kendall K. Wilson, was indicted for refusing to submit to induction into the armed forces of the United States in violation of the Universal Military Training and Service Act, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 451 et seq. The case was tried by the court below without a jury, the defendant was found guilty, and the judgment was entered from which this appeal is taken.
The defendant is a member of the religious organization known as Jehovah’s Witnesses. He first registered with Local Selective Service Board No. 18 at Goshen, Indiana, and duly claimed exemption from…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Taffs v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1954
- Cox v. WedemeyerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
- Schuman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- The United States of America v. Irving Talmadge GreeneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
- United States v. Donald Peter Van HookCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1961
- Donald Jackson De Moss v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1955
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