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GOODWIN v. LAIRD

No. C-70 808.

317 F.Supp. 863 (1970)

Private Willard GOODWIN, II, Petitioner, v. Melvin R. LAIRD, etc., et al., Respondents.

United States District Court, N. D. California.

June 19, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve A. Slatkow, Legal Aid Society of Monterey County, Seaside, Cal., for petitioner.

James L. Browning, Jr., U. S. Atty., Richard F. Locke, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for respondents.

ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

ZIRPOLI, District Judge.

Petitioner was inducted in September, 1969, and filed an application for discharge as a conscientious objector in December, 1969. His company commander recommended disapproval of petitioner's application. His battalion executive officer recommended disapproval stating that petitioner's beliefs were not primarily religious, but were based on "introspection and personal experience....

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