Legal Opinion
Goodwin v. Rowe
District Court, N.D. West Virginia
Decided March 16, 1943No. 28PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRY E. WATKINS, District Judge.
The petitioner, Matthew Goodwin, a member of “Jehovah Witnesses”, was classified as a conscientious objector by his local draft board and ordered to report for work of national importance. He was arrested and subsequently indicted for failure to so report, and has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner alleges that he is a minister, and entitled to full exemption under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, 50 U.S.C.A. Appendix § 301 et seq.; that the local board and the appeal board acted arbitrarily and capriciously in denying him…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. KautenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- Rase v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1942
- United States v. GriemeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
- Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
- Fletcher v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by7 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Trainin v. CainCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Bronemann v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
- United States Ex Rel. Lawrence v. Commanding Officer of McCook Army Air FieldDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1945
- United States ex rel. Kulick v. KennedyDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1946
- United States ex rel. Levy v. CainDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1944
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