Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Richard Earl SAMPSON, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1970-03-12
Citations: 422 F.2d 1333
Docket Number: No. 13670
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Richard Earl SAMPSON, Appellant.
Judges: Before SOBELOFF, BRYAN and CRAVEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 422
Pages: 1333–1333

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Richard Earl SAMPSON, Appellant.
No. 13670.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Argued March 4, 1970.
Decided March 12, 1970.
J. Fred Queen, Elkins, W. Va. (Court-appointed counsel), for appellant.
Paul C. Camilletti, U. S. Atty. (Thomas M. McCulloch, Asst. U. S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.
Before SOBELOFF, BRYAN and CRAVEN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
This is an appeal from a conviction for refusing to perform hospital work after being classified I-O. Appellant claims he was improperly denied ministerial status.
We do not reach the question of denial of right to counsel urged upon us by appellant on the theory that appearance before the draft board is a critical stage in the criminal process.
We think the appeal is controlled by United States v. Bittinger, 422 F.2d 1032 (4th Cir. No. 13,317, decided December 24, 1969).
Reversed.