Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit October 8, 1971, 71-1406_1 (United States v. James Laird Taylor)

PER CURIAM:

The appellant, who was convicted of bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) on his plea of guilty, attacks his 15-year sentence as an abuse of discretion and in violation of his right to equal protection because of the decision of the United States Attorney to prosecute a companion case, against a confederate who assisted in the get-away and supplied a gun, as a misdemeanor before a