Legal Opinion
United States v. Dennis Murray Cummins
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 26, 1970No. 19670_1PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
Dennis Murray Cummins appeals his conviction of failing to report for induction under the Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. § 462. Defendant asserts several grounds of appeal; basic to our discussion are the claimed denial of procedural due process and the claim of no basis-in-fact for his I-A classification. We reverse with directions to enter a verdict of acquittal.
Dennis Murray Cummins was reclassified from II-S to I-A on December 5, 1967.1 On December 19, 1967, he wrote to his local board and stated that he was morally bound to oppose the Vietnam War. He enclosed a…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- United States v. SeegerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Oestereich v. Selective Service System Local Board No. 11Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Gonzales v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United States v. NugentSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Sicurella v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Fein v. Selective Serv. System Local Bd. No. 7 of YonkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Billy Joe Tyler v. Harold R. Swenson, Warden, Missouri State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Stephen Eugene AbbottCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- John J. Morrissey v. Lou v. Brewer, Warden, G. Donald Booher v. Lee and O'Brien Counties and the State of IowaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Richard Leslie WatsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
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