UNITED STATES v. CAMPBELL

No. 25418.

439 F.2d 1087 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Wayne Lee CAMPBELL, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

March 2, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Rothman, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.

David Fox (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., Robert L. Meyer, U. S. Atty., David R. Nissen, Chief Crim. Div., Michael Heuer, Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before BROWNING, ELY, HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges.


ELY, Circuit Judge:

Campbell was convicted for having violated the Military Selective Service Act of 1967, 50 U.S.C.App. § 462, in that he failed to report, as ordered, for civilian employment in lieu of induction into the armed forces. A Jehovah's Witness, Campbell argues that such order to report was invalid, and that, in any event, to order a Jehovah's Witness to perform civilian employment in lieu of induction infringes the Witness' First Amendment rights...

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