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464 U.S. 44 104 S.Ct. 385 78 L.Ed.2d 40 Luis TORRES-VALENCIAv.UNITED STATES No. 82-6848 Supreme Court of the United States November 7, 1983 On petition for writ certiorari to Appeals Ninth Circuit. PER CURIAM. 1 In its brief opposing certiorari, Government concedes that District erroneously refused give petitioner's character evidence instruction jury, but argues error was harmless. The Government's concession error, as well harmless argument, should be presented in first instance. motion petitioner leave proceed forma pauperis and are granted, judgment is vacated case remanded consideration error. 2 It so ordered. 3 Justice REHNQUIST, with whom THE CHIEF JUSTICE O'CONNOR join, dissenting. 4 This can only deal a certain number cases on merits any given Term, therefore some must attend process selection. Summary disposition course appropriate where lower court has demonstrably misapplied our manner which led an incorrect result. Here, however, chooses summarily vacate affirming conviction ground government improperly failed tendered by petitioner. also conceded fully argued jury his theory case, notwithstanding Court's refusal proffered instructions. 5 I had thought days parsing trial record find isolated instructional errors charge were long gone. 28 U.S.C. § 2111 provides: 6 "On hearing appeal or shall after examination without regard defects do not affect substantial rights parties." 7 am confident Circuit deciding this aware provision indeed, perhaps better it than Court.

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