Legal Opinion
Clay v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 28, 1971No. 783PublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Per curiam
The petitioner was convicted for willful refusal to submit to induction'into the Armed Forces. 62 Stat. 622, as amended, 50 U. S. C. App. § 462 (a) (1964 ed., Supp. *699V). The judgment .of conviction was affirmed by the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit1 We granted certiorari, 400 U. S. 990, to consider whether the induction notice was invalid because grounded upon-an erroneous denial of the petitioner’s claim to be classified as a conscientious objector.
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The petitioner’s application for classification as a conscientious objector was turned down by his local draft board, ana he took, an…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Gillette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by147 opinions
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- Bertram Zweibon v. John N. Mitchell, Individually and as Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Hubert Geroid BrownCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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