Legal Opinion
Major William L. Miller, Jr. v. Melvin Laird as Secretary of Defense
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 31, 1973No. 72-1185PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
It may well be the height of irony that this conscientious objector claim is raised by a high-ranking veteran after four years of the finest collegiate training at the Military Academy at West Point, a tour of duty in Viet Nam and extensive post-graduate studies as an officer in the regular army. Nevertheless, during his final months of graduate study at the University of Missouri and following the publication of orders assigning him to another tour of duty in Viet Nam, Major William L. Miller declared himself to be conscientiously opposed to war in any form. The district court found that the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Strait v. LairdSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Feliciano v. LairdCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Richard A. Miller v. The Honorable John A. Chafee, Secretary of the Navy, and J. D. Stevens, Cdr., Commander Escort Squadron OneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Raymond F. Carney, Jr. v. Secretary of Defense, Melvin LairdCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
- Robert Allen Hoover v. C. v. "Buster" Kern, Sheriff, Harris County, Texas, and Secretary of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by4 opinions
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