Legal Opinion
United States v. Grayson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 26, 1978No. 76-1572PublishedCited by 673 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Buegee
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. In October, he escaped but was apprehended two days later by FBI agents in New York City. He was indicted for prison escape in violation of 18 U. S. C. §751 (a) (1976 ed.).
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