Dissent Reed, joined by Burton End date 1955 | Dissent Minton | |
Full case name Gonzales v. United States Citations 348 U.S. 407 (more)75 S. Ct. 409; 99 L. Ed. 467; 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1081 Majority Clark, joined by Warren, Black, Frankfurter, Douglas, and Harlan | ||
Gonzales v united states of america
Gonzales v. United States, 348 U.S. 407 (1955), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a Jehovah's Witness was denied fair hearing because of failure to supply him with materials in his record.
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Facts of the case
Gonzales, a member of Jehovah's Witnesses who had claimed and had been denied conscientious objector exemption, was convicted under the Universal Military Training and Service Act for refusal to submit to induction into the armed forces.
Decision of the court
The 6-3 opinion of the court was written by Justice Clark, holding that the petitioner was entitled to receive a copy of the recommendation made by the Department of Justice to the Appeal Board under the provisions of 6 (j) of the Universal Military Training and Service Act. Justice Reed, joined by Justice Burton, and Justice Minton each filed a dissenting opinion.