Document: 356 U.S. 363 78 S.Ct. 766 2 L.Ed.2d 837 Oleta O'Connor YATES, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES of America. No. 841. Decided May 5, 1958. Messrs. Ben Margolis, and Leo Branton, Jr., Los Angeles, Cal., for petitioner. Mr. J. Lee Rankin, Sol. Gen., Washington, D.C., respondent. PER CURIAM. 1 This case has a long history, the course which must be summarized understanding Court's disposition. On July 26, 1951, petitioner was arrested conspiracy to violate Smith Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 2385, U.S.C.A. released on furnishing $7,500 bail. following day bail increased $50,000 pending transfer proceedings different city recommitted. August arraigned, several days later set at $25,000. Petitioner's writ habeas corpus seeking reduction dismissed. The district judge who had fixed disqualified, see Connelly v. United States District Court 9 Cir., 191 F.2d 692, whose sentence is now under review assigned case. motion Government, court 30; petitioner's reduce her petition were denied; denial corpus, Appeals affirmed, Stack Boyle 192 56. Court, however, found that 'not been by proper methods' remitted remedy bail, 342 1, 7, 72 4, 96 L.Ed. 3. denied such petitioner, Schneiderman, 102 F.Supp. 52; appeal, ordered $10,000. States, 193 875. Shortly thereafter, December 10, having have imporperly confined since 30 year, trial indictment began February 1952. Testifying in own defense, cross-examination June 26 refused answer four questions about Communist membership other persons; she adjudged guilty civil contempt committed jail until purged. eleven announced its intention treat these refusals as criminal contempt. At conclusion Act sentenced serve five years' imprisonment pay $10,000 fine. appeal conviction; application fix remanded again 106 941. then $20,000, upon amount, from custody, 26. conviction affirmed Appeals, 225 146, but reversed this 354 298, 77 1064, 1356. eventually dismissed Government. 3 Petitioner meantime, 8, 1952, contempts 30, one-year terms imprisonment, run concurrently commence completion conspiracy. It sought here today. 4 September 3, after release recommitted arising out 107 408. granted it, two commitment; subsequently recommitment order ground should not reconfined close main trial. ,9 227 844. Two three-year concurrently. 412. reconfined; three recommitment. judgment because failure give any notice it intended regard contempts, 848. 5 appealed affirmed. 851. held there one contempt, eleven, only offense could imposed. Accordingly, we vacated determination new appropriate view our setting aside punishment offenses when fact legally established. 355 66, 128, 95. remand, hearing, resentenced year's imprisonment. appeal; admitted amount $5,000, 252 568, fifteen days' confinement. noting 'severe.' Ibid. 6 Reversing errors substantive law may naturally call based an extent wrongdoing unsustainable law. Such sentence, normally ought made Court. left, sentencing court. And so, single offenses, chose leave task, with gentle intimations necessity action, However, situation like appears exercised discretion light reversal but, effect, merely justify original no alternative except exercise supervisory power over administration justice lower federal courts 7 Although subsidiary matter arose, itself spent seven months proceedings. Not unmindful offense, view, exercising are called exercise, time already served adequate refusing deemed satisfaction herein formally certiorari granted, cause directions 8 so ordered. Cause directions. 10 CHIEFT JUSTICE, Justice BLACK, DOUGLAS concur result reasons their dissents Yates 76, 134, 95, Green 165, 193, 632, 648, constraint holdings those cases they acquiesce opinion here. 11 CLARK, whom BURTON WHITTAKER concur, dissenting. 12 us say whether improper rather than pass adequacy judgments. 15 I therefore dissent releasing her.

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