Legal Opinion
Weightman v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 3, 1944No. 3913PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOODBURY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment sentencing the defendant to a term of imprisonment after he had been found guilty by a jury of knowingly failing to perform a duty imposed upon him by the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, 54 Stat. 885, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 301 et seq.
There is no substantial dispute about the facts. The defendant duly registered in accordance with the above Act and, apparently without difficulty, satisfied his local draft board that he was a conscientious objector opposed to both combatant and noncombatant military service. He was…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by15 opinions
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