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Stephen L. Smith

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Full name:Stephen Smith
Gender:Male
Era:1960s
State:Iowa
Support
Anti-War
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Biography

A University of Iowa student who burned his draft card on October 20, 1965, at the Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City, one of the earliest prosecutions under the 1965 law. He was convicted in November 1966 and sentenced to three years' probation.

Case

Charges: Destruction or mutilation of a Selective Service registration certificate (draft card) under the 1965 federal law.
Convicted: Yes