Per Curiam.
Petitioner's primary contention is that the court was without jurisdiction to sentence him, on the basis that one cannot be found guilty of an attempt to commit a crime and of the crime itself.
It must be noted at the outset that the indictment in the present case was a valid indictment.
Thus, we have a situation where the court had jurisdiction of the offenses and as a result of a valid indictment jurisdiction
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