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UNITED STATES v. GRAYSON

No. 76-1572.

438 U.S. 41 (1978)

98 S.Ct. 2610

57 L.Ed.2d 582

UNITED STATES v. GRAYSON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 26, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Solicitor General McCree argued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were Assistant Attorney General Civiletti, Kenneth S. Geller, Sidney M. Glazer, and Paul J. Brysh.

John M. Humphrey argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.

We granted certiorari to review a holding of the Court of Appeals that it was improper for a sentencing judge, in fixing the sentence within the statutory limits, to give consideration to the defendant's false testimony observed by the judge during the trial.

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In August 1975, respondent Grayson was confined in a federal prison camp under a conviction for distributing a controlled substance...

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