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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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