Arno Sascha Jakobson

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Charge:	Draft Evasion (including Failure to Register and Failure to report for induction)
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Year Crime:	1958
Year Convicted:	1962
Year Cleared:	1965
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	New York
City of Crime:	New York City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Daniel Andrew Seeger, Arno Sascha Jakobson, and Forest Britt Peter were three men who in separate cases were convicted after bench trials in U.S. District Court for refusing induction into the military on conscientious objector grounds, The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit reversed the convictions of Seeger and Jakobson, and the 9th Circuit Ct. of Appeals affirmed the conviction of Peter. The government sought review by the U.S. Supreme Court of the ruling in Seeger and Jakobson's cases, and Peter sought review of his conviction. The three cases were joined together for purposes of their review by the U.S. Supreme Court. On March 8, 1965 the Supreme Court overturned the convictions of Seeger, Jakobson, and Peter in ruling that each one met the statutory exemption from military service on conscientious objector grounds."
Conviction Caused By:	Misapplication of the conscientious objector exemption by the trial court.
Innocence Proved By:	"On March 8, 1965 the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the convictions of Seeger, Jakobson, and Peter in ruling that each one met the statutory exemption from military service on conscientious objector grounds."
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"United States v. Seeger, 380 US 163 (3-8-1965)"
Information Location 1:	"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=986343228359160209&q=Peter+Seeger&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48"
Information Source 2:	"United States v. Jakobson, 325 F.2d 409 (2d Cir. 11-22-1963)"
Information Location 2:	"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=5206338268141995376&q=326+F.2d+846&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48"
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Arno Sascha Jakobson

Charge:

Draft Evasion (including Failure to Register and Failure to report for induction)

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

1958

Year Convicted:

1962

Year Cleared:

1965

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

New York

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Misapplication of the conscientious objector exemption by the trial court.

Innocence Proved By:

"On March 8, 1965 the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the convictions of Seeger, Jakobson, and Peter in ruling that each one met the statutory exemption from military service on conscientious objector grounds."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"United States v. Seeger, 380 US 163 (3-8-1965)"

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"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=986343228359160209&q=Peter+Seeger&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48"

Information Source 2:

"United States v. Jakobson, 325 F.2d 409 (2d Cir. 11-22-1963)"

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"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=5206338268141995376&q=326+F.2d+846&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48"

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