Legal Opinion
Atherton v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 5, 1949No. Nos. 11582, 11586PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Circuit Judge.
Twenty-one persons in camp as conscientious objectors to participation in war in any form were indicted and convicted on counts charging a knowing failure and neglect to perform certain duties required of them under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, 50 U.S.C.A. Appendix, § 301 et seq., hereinafter referred to as the Act. The appeals are consolidated.
Appellants were classified IV-E as conscientious objectors by their local Selective Service boards and were assigned to work of national importance at a Civilian Public Service Camp No. 76 at Glendora,…
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