Supreme Court of the United States, 1955

Bates v. United States

Bates v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided March 28, 1955
348 U.S. 966; 75 S. Ct. 529 (United States Reports)

Counsel

Hayden C. Covington for petitioner., Solicitor General Sobeloff, Assistant Attorney General Olney, Beatrice Rosenberg and Robert G. Maysack for the United States.

Bates v. United States

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Opinion of the Court

On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Per Curiam:

The petition for certiorari is granted. Petitioner’s claim to exemption as a conscientious objector has been denied by the National Appeal Board without his Selective Service file ever having been referred to the Department of Justice for inquiry, hearing, and recommendation. The procedure prescribed by § 6 (j) of the Universal Military Training and Service Act, 62 Stat. 612, as amended, 50 U. S. C. App. § 456 (j), has not been complied with, and the judgment of conviction is accordingly reversed.

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