· 5/4/1972
United States v. John William Simpson, AKA Brother John Simpson
Citations
- 460 F.2d 515
- 1972 U.S. App. LEXIS 9747
How courts have described this case
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- rejecting the argument that juries should be given more freedom to grant acquittals against the law, also known as “conscience verdicts”
- rejecting the argument that juries should be given more freedom to grant acquittals against the law, also known as “conscience verdicts”
- rejecting the argument that juries should be given more freedom to grant acquittals against the law, also known as “conscience verdicts”
- mutilating selective service records to protest Vietnam War
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Judges: Koelsch, Browning, Ely
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