Legal Opinion
United States v. Crocker
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided February 11, 1970No. 3-69-Crim-87PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DEVITT, Chief Judge.
In this jury-waived criminal case charging the defendant with violation of the Selective Service Law, the issue as framed by the indictment and a not-guilty plea is whether the defendant’s refusal to register for the draft for reasons of conscience is protected by the First Amendment.
The defendant, a 19-year-old birthright Quaker, and an Associate Member of the Society of Friends, is charged with knowingly refusing to present himself and submit to registration as was required of him when he became liable for training and service under the Military…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Jacobson v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Selective Draft Law CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- United States v. MacIntoshSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. John Philip CrockerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Bruce Andrew BaechlerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Garman v. United States Postal ServiceDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1981
- Rowland v. TarrDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
- Robert Michael Woosley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
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