Raymond Keith Skinner v. United States

An indictment was returned by the Grand Jury charging that defendant (Appellant here) knowingly failed and neglected to be inducted into the armed forces of the United States as so notified and ordered to do. Thereafter he was tried before the Court and convicted.

Upon registration (February 19,1952) Appellant was classified as 1-A. A conscientious objector’s form was requested but no appeal was taken from the 1-A classification. Thereafter Appellant married and the Board reclassified him 3-A when it was determined that he and his wife were expecting a child. Thereafter the local Board was informed that the baby had been born prematurely and had died, and on April 24, 1953 the Board reclassified the Appellant as 1-A. Form 110 notifying the Appellant of the classification or reclassification was mailed and on May 6, 1953 he was ordered to report for induction. He was later granted a stay of induction because of hardship, but on June 5, 1953 was again ordered to report for induction. On May 19, 1953, —after the first order to report for induction, — he requested an interview with the local Board and appeared before the Board on May 22, 1953, at which time, by a vote of 2 to 0 the…