Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Geoffrey Michael AVERY, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1973-03-20
Citations: 475 F.2d 27
Docket Number: No. 72-3716
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Geoffrey Michael AVERY, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before GEWIN, COLEMAN and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 475
Pages: 27–27

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Geoffrey Michael AVERY, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 72-3716
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
March 20, 1973.
Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied May 8, 1973.
Gardner W. Beckett, Jr., St. Peters-burg, Fla., for defendant-appellant.
John L. Briggs, U. S. Atty., Jacksonville, Fla., Claude H. Tison, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Tampa, Fla., for plaintiffappellee.
Before GEWIN, COLEMAN and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.
Rule 18, 5 Cir.; See Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Company of New York et al., 5 Cir., 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part I.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Geoffrey Michael Avery was convicted of knowingly and wilfully failing and refusing to perform a duty required of him by law, that is, he failed and refused to report to Local Board #30, St. Peters-burg, Florida, in violation of § 462(a), Title 50 App., United States Code.
The appellant now claims that although he made no effort of any kind whatever to assert such a status he should have been entitled to a conscientious objector classification.
The appeal falls squarely within the decision of this Court in United States v. Taylor, 5 Cir., 1971, 448 F.2d 349.
Consequently, the judgment of the District Court is
Affirmed.