Lawrence v. Yost

STEPHENS, Circuit Judge.

A petition, in habeas corpus for and on behalf of Raymond E. Yost was filed in the district court. An order to show cause issued, and a hearing was had on the issues joined. Thereafter an order issuing the writ was made and a judgment entered, commanding the discharge of Yost from the restraint alleged. The respondent below appeals.

Yost registered under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, 50 U.S. C.A.Appendix, § 301 et seq., and in his questionnaire he claimed exemption as a minister of religion, ordained *45by the sect known as Jehovah’s…