United States v. Paul J. Nix

Paul Nix was convicted in a court trial for his refusal to be inducted into the armed forces in violation of 50 U.S. C.App. § 462. In this appeal he contends that his local board denied him due process (1) by refusing to reopen his classification when he requested a Conscientious Objector’s classification after he received a notice of induction and (2) by constructively reopening his classification without allowing a Selective Service appeal.

Nix was reclassified 1-A on February 5, 1968. During the summer of 1968 he became interested in the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Nevertheless, on July 18, 1968,…