He was prosecuted for draft evasion, and the government argued that the court should not entertain his claim to be exempt because he had failed to exhaust his remedies within the Selective Service System.

• 他被指控逃避服兵役，政府则争论说法院不应受理他的可免除的申诉，。 因其没有用尽义务兵役制度的补救方法。