United States v. Richard Allen Guymon

Appellant, Richard Guymon, was convicted of violating 50 App.U.S.C. § 462 (failure to perform a duty required of him under the Selective Service Act).

Guymon’s Board denied his claim for classification as a conscientious objector without any basis in fact supporting the denial. Guymon appealed the resulting I-A classification, and his appeal was rejected by a vote of two to one. The notice of rejection of his appeal was sent to Guymon on July 17, 1968. The dissenting vote on the Appeal Board gave him a right to appeal to the President pursuant to 32 C.F.R. § 1627.3. Because Guymon did not…