Richter v. United States

McAllister, circuit judge.

Appellant Richter was found guilty of willful failure to register for selective service under the provisions of the Selective Service Act of 1948, 50 U.S.C.A.Appeñdix, § 451 et seq. On appeal, Richter, .a conscientious objector, claims that the Act, as applied to him, violates his right of religious freedom under the First Amendment, and is, therefore, unconstitutional. .The district court proceeded, for the purpose of the case, on the assumption that appellant’s beliefs were religious in character, within the meaning and protection of the First Amendment, but,…