Legal Opinion

United States v. Ray Nevin Stetter, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 23, 1971No. 30036PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Ray Nevin Stetter, Jr. appeals from a judgment of conviction by the District Court for failure to submit to induction into the armed forces in violation of 50 U.S.C.A. App. § 462 (a). Stetter’s appeal is one among a legion of Selective Services cases seeking a chink in the decisional armor of the Selective Service System. Finding in the record no basis in fact to support the denial of Stetter’s request for a conscientious objector exemption, we reverse the judgment of conviction.

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Stetter was born on February 10, 1945, and, upon reaching the age of eighteen,…

2Cases cited57 opinions

  1. United States v. SeegerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Offutt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  3. Estep v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  4. Welsh v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Dickinson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Fein v. Selective Serv. System Local Bd. No. 7 of YonkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. United States v. Jonathan Lippman EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971
  3. United States v. Robert Dean DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
  4. Gregory M. Kemp v. Major General Bradley, Commanding Officer, and Stanley R. Resor, Secretary of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
  5. United States v. James Seth StewartCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973

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