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365 U.S. 646 81 Supreme Court Reporter 783 5 United States Reports Lawyer’s Edition 2d Series KF101.8 U54 855 Leonard SALDANA, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. Number 176. Argued March 20, 1961. Decided April 3, Mr. Stephen R. Reinhardt, Los Angeles, Cal., for petitioner. Herbert Atlantic Bernhard, petitioner, pro hac vice, by special leave of Court. Archibald Cox, Sol. Gen., respondent. PER CURIAM. 1 The petitioner was convicted on four counts a five-count indictment charging offenses under the narcotics laws. 21 Code KF62 § 174, Annotated KF65 U5 174. He complains number alleged trial errors. In addition, he points to series events occurring during course prosecution which, says, operated deprive him constitutionally guaranteed rights. It is unncessary detail here those proceedings, since we are advised that change in calendar system District Southern California insures what occurred this case will not occur again. 2 During oral argument Solicitor General suggested combination circumstances case, beginning with one judge's clearly expressed intention impose five-year sentence, and ending another imposition twenty-year sentence indictment, consistent regularity fairness which should characterize administration criminal justice federal courts. light General's suggestion, upon an independent examination record, have concluded due regard fair requires convictions 4, be set aside. 28 2106, 2106; see Communist Party versus Subversive Activities Control Board, 351 115, 124, 76 663, 668, 100 L.Ed. 1003; Mesarosh States, 352 1, 14, 77 8, 1; Marshall 360 310, 79 1171, 3 1250. Cf. Petite 361 529, 80 450, 4 490. conviction count 2, originally pleaded guilty, affirmed. Because disposition do reach consideration errors respect limitation cross-examination, sufficiency evidence 'sale' 5, instructions jury as entrapment. So ordered. Convictions three aside,

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