Supreme Court· 6/26/1978

United States v. Grayson

Citations

438 U.S. 41
98 S. Ct. 2610
57 L. Ed. 2d 582
1978 U.S. LEXIS 126

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holding that a sentencing judge, in setting an appropriate sentence within statutory limits, may consider the defendant’s false testimony observed by the judge during trial
holding that a sentencing judge, in setting an appropriate sentence within statutory limits, may consider the defendant's false testimony observed by the judge during trial
concluding that when a trial court finds a defendant’s lie to be flagrant it “may be deemed probative of his prospects for rehabilitation”
noting that federal rules, following the inception of rules governing pre-sentence reports, have all been aimed at increasing judicial reliance on such reports at sentencing
sentencing authority’s perception of the truthfulness of a defendant testifying on his own behalf may be considered in sentencing
sentencing authority's perception of the truthfulness of a defendant testifying on his own behalf may be considered in sentencing

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Judges: Buegee, Stewart, Burger, White, Blacicmun, Powell, Rehnquist, Stevens, Stewakt, Brennan, Marshall

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