United States v. Everett Laverne Ayres

DUFFY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Defendant Ayres is a Jehovah Witness. He was convicted of wilfully failing to report for civilian work after having been classified as a conscientious objector in Class I-O, in violation of Title 50 U.S.C. App. § 462. The sentence was suspended and defendant was placed on three years’ probation on condition that he perform designated civilian work. Defendant appeals from this conviction.

In 1966, defendant was classified by his Local Board in Belleville, Illinois, as I-A. He submitted a classification questionnaire in which he claimed to be a conscientious objector…