United States v. Marvin Thomas Stickler

WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

Appellant failed to report for induction into the Armed Forces in violation of 50 U.S.C.App. § 462, was indicted, tried to the court and found guilty. While he presents a number of issues upon this appeal, only one is significant: Is a failure by a local board to state its reasons for denying a claim for conscientious objector classification cured by a statement of reasons by the appeal board ?

The opinion of the district court recites the factual background, the district judge’s findings of fact and his legal conclusions. The opinion is attached as an appendix. We agree…