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Cox v. United States, 332 U.S. 442 (1947)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Cox v. United States, 332 U.S. 442 (1947)
Cox v. United States No. 66 Argued October 14-15, 1947 Decided November 24, 1947 * 332 U.S. 442
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Syllabus
Petitioners, Jehovah’s Witnesses, were convicted in prosecutions for absence without leave from a civilian public service camp, in violation of § 11 of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940. The defense in each case was that the local board’s classification of the petitioner as a conscientious objector, rather than as an exempt minister of religion was invalid.
Held:
1. Judgments of the Circuit Court of Appeals affirming the convictions are here affirmed. Pp. 443-444, 455.
2. Having exhausted their remedies in the selective service process and complied with the orders of the local boards to report to camp, petitioners were entitled to raise the issue of the validity of their classifications in their criminal trials for absence without leave. P. 448.
3. The local boards’ denial to the defendants of the classification of minister of religion is final unless it is without basis in fact. Pp. 448-452.
4. The question whether the local boards’ denial to the defendants of the classification of minister of religion was without basis in fact is a question of law for determination by the court. Pp. 452-453.
5. In the criminal trials, review of the local boards’ classifications was properly limited to the evidence which was before the boards and upon which they acted. Pp. 453-455.
157 F.2d 787 affirmed.
Petitioners were convicted in the District Court of violating the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940. The convictions were affirmed by the Circuit Court of Appeals. 157 F.2d 787. This Court granted certiorari. 331 U.S. 801. Affirmed, p. 455.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Cox v. United States, 332 U.S. 442 (1947) in 332 U.S. 442 332 U.S. 443. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1XEAA4Q6JT84YBG.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Cox v. United States, 332 U.S. 442 (1947), in 332 U.S. 442, page 332 U.S. 443. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1XEAA4Q6JT84YBG.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Cox v. United States, 332 U.S. 442 (1947). cited in 1947, 332 U.S. 442, pp.332 U.S. 443. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1XEAA4Q6JT84YBG.
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