U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1971

United States v. James Patrick Taylor

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided May 10, 1971 · Chambers, Koelsch, Per Curiam, Trask

442 F.2d 1327; 1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 10314 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Catherine Chandler (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., Harry Steward, U. S. Atty., Robert H. Filsinger, Chief, Crim. Div., San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee., Charles Khoury, Jr. (argued), San Diego, Cal., for appellant.

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

The judgment of conviction for failure to carry a Selective Service card is affirmed. (Taylor had turned it in to the draft board.)

He was convicted of violating a duty imposed upon him by Selective Service regulations authorized by statute. We hold that the regulation was valid and a violation thereof a crime.

He was obligated to carry some card and he carried none.

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