Legal Opinion
James Leonard Caverly v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 17, 1970No. 19957PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
James Leonard Caverly claims to be a conscientious objector, and he refused induction. The government prosecuted him for violating 50 U.S.C.App. § 462. The district court, sitting without a jury, convicted him. 1 He appeals. The issue before us, which the district court determined adversely to Caverly, is whether Caverly’s Selective Service file reflects a basis in fact which supports his classification and eligibility for induction into the armed services.
We review with brevity the essential facts. At age eighteen, Caverly declared in his initial Selective Service…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- United States v. SeegerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Welsh v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Dickinson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Oestereich v. Selective Service System Local Board No. 11Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Witmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Private Michael Leonard Helwick v. Melvin Laird as Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Ray Nevin Stetter, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Jonathan Lippman EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Jerry Charles RutherfordCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Robinson Joyce, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
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