(DOWNLOAD) "United States v. Steiner" by United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: United States v. Steiner
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Release Date : January 17, 1972
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 63 KB
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CLARK, Circuit Judge: When Joseph Ellwood Steiner, Jr. became 18 years old he registered for the draft with Local Board 59 in Houston, Texas, pursuant to law.1 Approximately four and a half years later, after high school and collegiate student deferments and numerous delays from claims and appeals within the Selective Service System, Steiner was notified to report for induction and did so. After being found acceptable, he refused to submit to induction. Subsequent to an unsuccessful attempt to interdict further proceedings by way of injunction and habeas corpus relief,2 he was prosecuted for violation of the Act.3 After a jury trial conviction, Steiner was sentenced to imprisonment for 30 months. This present appeal attacks the manner in which his classification was made, the composition of Local Board 59, and trial court procedures. The more significant of the Selective Service System attacks relate to the Board's refusals to reopen Steiner's I-A classification to permit consideration of a pre-notice claim to a Class III-A hardship deferment and a post-notice Class I-O, conscientious objector claim. Asserted district court errors relate to the quantum of proof offered to show that Steiner's violation was knowingly committed and to the court's jury instructions on the standards to be used for measuring Steiner's conscientious objector beliefs. We affirm.