Legal Opinion

Londell Brown and Warren E. Gilliam, Jr. v. Stanley R. Resor, as Secretary of the Army

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 6, 1969No. 24678_1PublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DYER, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from the denial of the appellants’ petitions for writs of habeas corpus 1 in which each petitioner sought his release from the custody of the United States Army on the ground that he was a conscientious objector, and his induction into the Army and his general court martial sentence for refusal to obey a direct order to participate in combat training were in violation of his rights under the United States Constitution. We affirm.

This is our second consideration of the appeal. Prior to the case reaching us the first time, Brown’s sentence to dishonorable…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Carafas v. LaValleeSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  3. Ginsberg v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. United States v. SeegerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Fiswick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946

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3Cited by69 opinions

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  3. Michael E. Bratcher v. Robert S. McNamara Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
  4. Christopher Alvin Grubb v. Brig. General William H. Birdsong, Jr., Commanding General, Fort Campbell, Ky.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
  5. Willie Foster Sellers v. Lamont Smith, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969

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