Legal Opinion
United States v. Evan Alexander Thompson
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 20, 1973No. 72-2024PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SEITZ, Chief Judge.
Defendant appeals his conviction by a jury and a resulting thirty month sentence for violations of the Selective Service Act.
About a month before trial, the defendant filed an affidavit under 28 U.S. C. § 144 (1970) seeking ,to disqualify the district judge for personal bias against him. In his affidavit, he characterized himself as a black militant. He stated his refusal to cooperate with the Selective Service System was because as a black man, he viewed the Armed Forces as the racist arm of an imperialistic nation. Additionally, he attached to his…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Ex Parte American Steel Barrel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
- United States v. Harry William Daniels, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. William Alan TownsendCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
3Cited by158 opinions
- United States v. Raymond RobinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Government of Virgin Islands v. GereauCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- United States v. DanskerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Pasquale Falcone Appeal of Pasquale Falconio in No. 73-2013. Appeal of Wally Berger in No. 73-2109Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- People v. VanceIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
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