Legal Opinion
Wayne Myron Bishop v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 19, 1969No. 22795PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELY, Circuit Judge:
Bishop appeals his conviction for having refused to submit to induction under the Universal Military Training and Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. § 462. He asserts that the Selective Service System applied erroneous standards and that, accordingly, the denial of his conscientious objector claim for exemption was without a “basis in fact.” The District Court specifically rejected these contentions, and so do we.
The events surrounding Bishop’s conviction are not in dispute. He registered with Local Board No. 29 at Port Angeles, Washington, on November 8, 1963. After reviewing his…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Sicurella v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United States v. Richard Secor Corliss, United States of America v. Fred August Heise, United States of America v. Walter HeroldCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Alva Eugene Blalock v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by55 opinions
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- United States v. Claud Michael KemberCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
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