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Eugene Levin

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:California
Support
Civil Liberties
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Biography

Eugene Levin was a physician drafted into the Army under the Doctors Draft Law and denied a commission after invoking the Fifth Amendment on a loyalty questionnaire. He challenged his continued service through a habeas corpus petition, and a federal court ordered the Army to commission him at an appropriate rank or discharge him. He received an honorable discharge in June 1954. The case involved compulsory military service rather than jail or prison confinement.

Case

Charges: Denied an Army commission after invoking the Fifth Amendment on a loyalty questionnaire
Sentence: Honorably discharged in June 1954; no jail or prison confinement.
Judge: George B. Harris (June 3, 1954 civil discharge order)
Convicted: No