United States v. Bruce Newton Coale

OPINION

DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:

Coale was convicted of failure to report for induction into the armed forces in violation of 50 U.S.C.App. § 462(a), and he appeals. We affirm.

Shortly after registering with his Selective Service board on June 11, 1970, Coale indicated on Series XI of his Classification Questionnaire that he thought that he had a disqualifying mental condition, a “psychological problem.” The board classified him I-A on July 14, 1971. The board later ordered Coale to report for preinduction physicals on two different dates, but Coale failed to appear. Thereafter, in October 1971,…