Legal Opinion
Helwick v. Laird
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided April 27, 1970No. Civ. A. No. SA70CA128PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
*879MEMORANDUM
SPEARS, Chief Judge.
Petitioner in this habeas corpus proceeding contends that he is unlawfully-restrained and deprived of his liberty by the respondents, because the Department of the Army denied his request that he be discharged from the United States Army as a conscientious objector. He claims that he was disapproved as a conscientious objector for the following, sole reason: “Applicant does not truly hold views against participation in war in any form which are derived from religious training and belief.”
It appears that petitioner applied for and was granted a Conscientious…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. SeegerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- John E. Bates v. Commander, First Coast Guard DistrictCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
- Joseph Robert Dugdale v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Magaro v. CassidyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Magaro v. Commanding Officer, Armed Forces Entrance Examination CenterDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1969
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Private Michael Leonard Helwick v. Melvin Laird as Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971