United States v. Sisson
United States v. Sisson, 399 U.S. 267 (1970), was a legal case decided by the United States Supreme Court in 1970. The case is related to Selective Service law.[1]
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| Full case name | United States v. Sisson |
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| Citations | 399 U.S. 267 (more) |
| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Harlan |
| Dissent | White, joined by Warren, Douglas |
In this case, the jury recorded a verdict of guilt, but the judge then ordered an acquittal. The government appealed, but the Supreme Court held that the government had no power to appeal a verdict of acquittal, no matter how wrong the legal basis was for the acquittal.
Sisson was "the first important case won by a selective conscientious objector", a person who asserted that they were not opposed to serving in a war generally, but objected to serving in a specific war which they believed to be immoral.[2]
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