Legal Opinion
Lawrence Monroe Haven v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1969No. 21708PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, District Judge:
Appellant, convicted and sentenced for failure to report for civilian work as a conscientious objector in lieu of induction into the military service, has assigned as errors on appeal (1) the registrant’s selective service file was incompetent evidence; (2) counsel was required to be appointed at an earlier stage of the defense; and (3) a prima facie showing of illegal composition of the draft board was made and was not controverted.
Precedent unequivocally supports the rule that the registrant’s selective service file, properly authenticated, is competent evidence in…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Avery v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- United States v. NugentSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Olender v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
- Parrott v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Michael Waldo Simmons v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Daniel Owen LloydCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Robert Edward ReebCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Claud Michael KemberCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Stephen R. EvansCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
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