United States v. Von Paul Read

Appellant was convicted in a court trial and sentenced to a two-year term of imprisonment for knowingly failing to keep his local board advised of an address where mail would reach him for the period of May 9, 1968 to June 8, 1970, in violation of 50 U.S.C. App. § 462 and 32 C.F.R. § 1641.3 . His appeal raises only the question of the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction.

The Selective Service file, received into evidence, showed that appellant registered with Local Board No. 2, Seattle, Washington, on or about June 28, 1967. The initial questionnaire, filled out by appellant, advised him that the law required him to advise the board in writing of every change of address within ten (10) days. At that time appellant gave as his address, 1917 Eastlake, Apt. K, Seattle, Washington, and listed his mother as always knowing his address. On August 29, 1967, appellant advised his board that his current address was 4416 Sunnyside North, Seattle. This was an address of a girlfriend. He continued to also list his mother as a person who would always know of his address. He listed his occupation as “Transient” and in parentheses noted that he could not be sure of his mother…