Can a claim of conscientious objection be used as a defense in a prosecution for refusing to submit to induction?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Alexander v. United States, 435 F.2d 117 (9th Cir. 1970):
This court has consistently held that, absent exceptional circumstances, the failure of a selective service registrant to seek an administrative review of his classification precludes him from asserting a claim of conscientious objection as a defense in a prosecution for refusing to submit to induction. Lockhart v. United States, 420 F.2d 1143 (9th Cir. 1970) (Citing numerous cases).
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