Fred Lawton v. Curtis W. Tarr

BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:

Fred Lawton, asserting that his induction into the army was illegal, appeals from the denial of a writ of ha-beas corpus. Because we find no infirmity in the procedures that led to Law-ton’s induction, we affirm.

Lawton was classified I-A on November 9, 1970. His random sequence number was reached by his local board in 1970, but insufficient time remained in the calendar year to induct him. Accordingly, in the middle of December, the board notified him that effective January 1, 1971, he would be in the Extended Priority Selection Group. Law-ton contends that as a member…