United States v. Harris

OPINION

SOLOMON, Chief Judge:

Jerry Douglas Harris, claiming to be a conscientious objector, refused induction into the Armed Forces of the United States. The Government brought this action under 50 U.S.C. App. § 462.

Defendant is a Jehovah’s Witness. He completed the eighth grade at age 16, and he has received no further education. He reads with difficulty. He registered with the Selective Service System on December 27, 1965. At that time he signed a document stating that he was a conscientious objector, and he was sent a Form 150. He completed and returned the form. His selective service file…