COX v. UNITED STATES

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COX v. UNITED STATES

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332 U.S. 442 (1947)

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Affirmed (includes modified). Petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition.

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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.

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