grayson argued february decided june sentencing judge fixing sentence defendant within statutory limits may consider defendant false testimony observed judge trial pp defendant truthfulness mendacity testifying behalf probative attitudes toward society prospects rehabilitation thus relevant factor sentencing process pp taking account defendant false testimony constitute punishment crime perjury defendant indicated tried convicted due process rather attempt rationally exercise judicial discretion evaluating defendant personality prospects rehabilitation extent sentencing judge precluded relying relevant information concerning every aspect defendant life williams new york effort appraise character degenerates game chance pp judicial consideration defendant conduct trial impermissibly chill constitutional right testify behalf right guaranteed defendant right testify truthfully accordance oath sentencing judge however required automatically enhance sentence defendant falsely testifies rather judge authorized determines testimony willfully materially false assess defendant rehabilitation prospects light knowledge gained defendant pp burger delivered opinion white blackmun powell rehnquist stevens joined stewart filed dissenting opinion brennan marshall joined post solicitor general mccree argued cause briefs assistant attorney general civiletti kenneth geller sidney glazer paul brysh john humphrey argued cause filed brief respondent chief justice burger delivered opinion granted certiorari review holding appeals improper sentencing judge fixing sentence within statutory limits give consideration defendant false testimony observed judge trial august respondent grayson confined federal prison camp conviction distributing controlled substance october escaped apprehended two days later fbi agents new york city indicated prison escape violation case chief proved essential elements crime including lawful confinement unlawful escape addition presented testimony arresting fbi agents grayson upon apprehended denied true identity grayson testified defense admitted leaving camp asserted fear threatened large stick nail protruding inmate serving time allenwood scared ran testified threat made presence many inmates prisoner barnes sought enforce collection gambling debt followed threats physical assaults made purpose grayson called one inmate testified heard barnes talk grayson loud voice one day never seen harm hands shuffling whatsoever grayson version facts contradicted government rebuttal evidence crucial aspects story example grayson stated crossing prison fence left prison jacket side road recross stated also left prison shirt trousers government testimony showed morning escape shirt marked grayson number jacket pair prison trousers found outside hole prison fence grayson also testified believe phrased rhetorical question captain kurd charge prison think said something inmate threatened somebody first said want know however grayson modified description conversation captain kurd testified grayson never mentioned fashion threats inmates finally alleged assailant barnes longer inmate testified grayson never owed money never threatened physically assaulted grayson jury returned guilty verdict whereupon district judge ordered probation office prepare presentence report sentencing hearing judge stated going give reasons sentencing case clarity one reasons may well considered appeals impermissible although come room sentence defendant prison term without explanation think fair give reasons appeals feels one reasons enunciate improper consideration trial judge position reverse send case back view prison sentence indicated sentence going impose deter grayson others similarly situated secondly view defense complete fabrication without slightest merit whatsoever feel proper consider fact sentencing emphasis added appeal divided panel appeals third circuit directed grayson sentence vacated resentenced district without consideration false testimony two judges concluded result mandated language prior decision third circuit poteet fauver sentencing judge may add penalty believes defendant lied one judge concurring opinion suggested district reliance grayson false testimony fixing sentence trenches upon defendant constitutional privilege testify behalf well right criminal charges one perjury formally adjudicated pursuant procedures required due process dissenting judge challenged applicability poteet suggestion district approach grayson sentence constitutionally impermissible granted certiorari resolve conflicts holdings courts appeals reverse ii williams new york justice black observed prevalent modern philosophy penology punishment fit offender merely crime accordingly sentences determined eye toward eformation rehabilitation offenders always early days republic imprisonment recently emerged alternative death penalty confinement public stocks whipping town square period incarceration generally prescribed specificity legislature crime defined punishment see report twentieth century fund task force criminal sentencing fair certain punishment task force report excessive rigidity mandatory fixed sentence system soon gave way jurisdictions however scheme permitting sentencing judge jury consider aggravating mitigating circumstances surrounding offense basis select sentence within range defined legislature tappan sentencing model penal code law contemp prob nevertheless focus remained crime particular offense punished proportion social harm caused according offender culpability see iowa code tit xxiv ch reprinted rubin law criminal correction ed purpose incarceration remained primarily retribution punishment approximately century ago reform movement asserting purpose incarceration therefore guiding consideration sentencing rehabilitation offender dramatically altered approach sentencing fundamental proposal movement flexible sentencing system permitting judges correctional personnel particularly latter set release date prisoners according informed judgments concerning potential actual rehabilitation likely recidivism task force report indeed extreme formulations emerging rehabilitation model reformatory sentence posited convicts regardless nature crime never rightfully imprisoned except upon proof unsafe society leave free confined never rightfully released show fit membership free community lewis indeterminate sentence yale extreme formulation although influential adopted unmodified jurisdiction see tappan supra influences legalism realism powerful enough prevent enactment form indeterminate sentencing concern personal liberty skepticism concerning administrative decisions prisoner reformation readiness release insistence upon preservation measure deterrent emphasis factors undoubtedly led instead system indeed complex systems maximum terms generally employed thus today extent federal prisoner confinement initially determined sentencing judge selects term within often broad congressionally prescribed range release parole available review parole commission general rule may conditionally release prisoner time serves judicially fixed term see unspecified degree sentencing judge obligated make decision basis among others predictions regarding convicted defendant potential lack potential rehabilitation indeterminate sentencing rehabilitation model presented sentencing judges serious practical problem rationally make required predictions avoid capricious arbitrary sentences newly conferred broad discretion placed within realm possibility obvious although partial solution provide judge much information reasonably practical concerning defendant character propensities present purposes tendencies pennsylvania ex rel sullivan ashe indeed every aspect life williams new york thus jurisdictions provided trained probation officers conduct presentence investigations defendant life basis prepare presentence report sentencing judge constitutional challenges leveled judicial reliance information however williams new york jury convicted defendant murder recommended life sentence sentencing judge partly basis information known jury contained presentence report imposed death penalty defendant argued procedure deprived federal constitutional right confront supplying information probation officer sentencing judge rejected argument noted traditionally sentencing judge exercise wide discretion sources types evidence used assist determining kind extent punishment imposed within limits fixed law modern concepts individualizing punishment made necessary sentencing judge denied opportunity obtain pertinent information indeed deprive sentencing judges kind information undermine modern penological procedural policies cautiously adopted throughout nation careful consideration experimentation accordingly sentencing judge held acted unconstitutionally considering either defendant participation criminal conduct convicted information secured probation investigator defendant menace society see course sentencing judge limited often material compiled presentence report efore making sentencing determination judge may appropriately conduct inquiry broad scope largely unlimited either kind information may consider source may come tucker congress recently reaffirmed fundamental sentencing principle enacting ed limitation shall placed information concerning background character conduct person convicted offense may receive consider purpose imposing appropriate sentence defendant truthfulness mendacity testifying behalf almost without exception deemed probative attitudes toward society prospects rehabilitation hence relevant sentencing soon williams decided tenth circuit concluded attitude convicted defendant respect willingness commit serious crime perjury proper matter consider determining sentence shall imposed within limitations fixed statute humes second fourth fifth sixth seventh eighth ninth circuits since agreed see supra judge marvin frankel analysis second circuit persuasive effort appraise character sure parlous one necessarily enterprise judges notably equipped prior training yet existing scheme sentencing one clue rational exercise discretion notion repentance fashion today fact remains manipulative defiance law cheerful datum prognosis sentencing judge undertakes impressions individual sentenced likelihood transgress hope may respond rehabilitative efforts assist lawful future career degree deem war society better worse central factors appraised theory individualized sentencing theory critics lasts however fact like defendant readiness lie oath judge sentence seem among precise concrete available indicia hendrix peculiar pressures placed upon defendant threatened jail stigma conviction make willingness deny crime unpromising test prospects rehabilitation guilty indeed unlikely many men commit serious offenses balk principle lying defense guilty man may quite sincerely repent crime yet driven urge remain free may protest innocence law iii background evaluate grayson constitutional argument district sentence constitutes punishment crime perjury indicted tried convicted due process second argument permitting consideration perjury chill defendants exercising right testify behalf due process argument grayson contend directly district impermissible purpose considering perjury selecting sentence rather argues order preserve due process rights must prohibit impermissible sentencing practice incarcerating purpose saving government burden bringing separate subsequent perjury prosecution also must prohibit otherwise permissible practice considering defendant untruthfulness purpose illuminating need rehabilitation society need protection presents two interrelated reasons effect permissible impermissible sentencing practices may additional time prison virtually impossible contends identify establish impermissible practice find reasons insufficient justification prohibiting congress declared appropriate judicial conduct first evolutionary history sentencing set part ii demonstrates proper indeed even necessary rational exercise discretion consider defendant whole person personality manifested conduct trial testimony oath whatever light may shed sentencing decision parlous effort appraise character hendrix supra degenerates game chance extent sentencing judge deprived relevant information concerning every aspect defendant life williams new york government interest well offender avoiding irrationality highest order interest justifies risk grayson asserts present sentencing judge considers defendant untruthfulness oath second view williams fully supports consideration conduct sentencing permitted sentencing judge consider offender history prior antisocial conduct including burglaries duly convicted despite risk judge might use knowledge offender prior crimes improper purpose third efficacy grayson suggested exclusionary rule open serious doubt rule law even one garbed constitutional terms prevent improper use firsthand observations perjury integrity judges fidelity oaths office necessarily provide view adequate assurance grayson argument judicial consideration conduct trial impermissibly chills defendant statutory right ed perhaps constitutional right testify behalf without basis right guaranteed law defendant narrowly right testify truthfully accordance oath unless say oath mere ritual without meaning view right involved confirmed unquestioned constitutionality perjury statutes punish willfully give false testimony see ed cf wong support found important limitation defendant right assistance counsel counsel ethically assist client presenting attorney reason believe false testimony see holloway arkansas aba project standards criminal justice defense function compilation assuming arguendo sentencing judge consideration defendants untruthfulness testifying chilling effect defendant decision testify falsely effect entirely permissible protected right commit perjury grayson argument sentencing practice challenged inhibit exercise right testify truthfully entirely frivolous argument misapprehends nature scope practice find permissible nothing say today requires sentencing judge enhance wooden reflex fashion sentences defendants whose testimony deemed false rather reaffirming authority sentencing judge evaluate carefully defendant testimony stand determine consciousness frailty human judgment whether testimony contained willful material falsehoods assess light knowledge gained defendant meaning conduct respect prospects rehabilitation restoration useful place society awareness process realistically deemed affect decision accused unconvicted defendant testify truthfully behalf accordingly reverse judgment appeals remand reinstatement sentence district reversed remanded footnotes district case sentenced grayson period five years compare decision present case scott app hendrix cert denied moore nunn wallace cert denied levine hess cluchette humes see task force report national prison association influential declaration principles asserted punishment directed crime criminal evolutionary development sentencing incarceration practices continues engage attention see part iii task force report increasingly doubts concerning validity earlier uncritical acceptance rehabilitation model experienced penologist late torsten eriksson long director prisons sweden later nations interregional advisor crime prevention criminal justice dedicated book reformers historical survey pioneer experiments treatment criminals djurklou transl tried even failed see task force report today rehabilitative assumptions play role determining whether long defendants confined precise weight given assumptions varies enormously among judges see shimm foreword law contemp prob signalizing one hand termination trial phase sentencing must accurately reflect community attitude toward misconduct offender adjudged guilty thereby ratify reinforce community values marking hand threshold sanction treatment phase however largely defining character length sentencing must also look offender rehabilitation restoration functioning productive responsible member community fed rule crim proc provided today report presentence investigation shall contain prior criminal record defendant information characteristics financial condition circumstances affecting behavior may helpful imposing sentence granting probation correctional treatment defendant information may required title ed provide district courts means addition presentence report acquiring information relevant sentencing commitment offender six months enable director bureau prisons make complete study prisoner title ed enacted part organized crime control act section designed impose extended terms imprisonment dangerous special offenders habitual professional organized crime offender house report act way explanation cites decision williams new york see also justice stewart justice brennan justice marshall join dissenting begins consideration case ante assumption respondent gave false testimony trial determination testimony false respondent given greater sentence otherwise received much greater way knowing solely single judge thought testified truthfully essence holds today whenever defendant testifies behalf found guilty opens possibility enhanced sentence sentence nothing less penalty imposed defendant exercise constitutional statutory rights plead guilty testify behalf change matters say enhanced sentence merely reflects defendant prospects rehabilitation rather additional punishment testifying falsely fact remains defendants choose testify face real prospect greater sentence based upon trial judge unreviewable perception testimony untruthful prescribes limitations safeguards minimize defendant rational fear truthful testimony perceived false indeed encumbrance sentencing process collateral inquiries necessary provide assurance pragmatically unworkable theoretically inconsistent assumption trial judge merely considering one piece information overall evaluation defendant prospects rehabilitation without safeguards fail see dismiss frivolous argument sentencing practice inhibit exercise right testify truthfully ante defendant decision testify may inhibited number considerations possibility damaging evidence otherwise admissible admitted impeach credibility constraints arise solely fact defendant quite properly treated like witness testifies trial practice approves today actually places defendant disadvantage compared witness trial simply defendant witnesses risk punishment perjury upon indictment conviction accord full protections constitution defendant whose testimony likely critical importance defense faces additional risk disbelief single listener result time prison minimal contribution defendant possibly untruthful testimony might make overall assessment potential rehabilitation see supra justify imposing additional burden right testify behalf believe sentencing judge discretion consider wide range information arriving appropriate sentence williams new york allows mete additional punishment defendant simply personal belief defendant testify truthfully trial accordingly affirm judgment appeals know trial judge laudable explication reasons imposing sentence case many cases impossible discern whether sentencing judge influenced belief defendant testified truthfully since requirement reasons given fact argue correcting erroneous sentencing policy apparent face record cf bordenkircher hayes powell dissenting notes ante integrity judges sufficient guarantee consciously consider factors declared impermissible even reasons imposing particular sentence stated record accused federal case absolute constitutional right plead guilty elect go trial absolute statutory right testify behalf believe latter also constitutional right right defendant sixth fourteenth amendments make defense faretta california surely must encompass right testify behalf see ferguson georgia clark concurring indeed without doubting sincerity trial judges one may doubt whether single incident defendant trial testimony ever alter assessment rehabilitative prospects drastically justify perceptibly greater sentence sentencing judge presentence report compiled trained personnel designed paint complete picture defendant life character possible defendant suspected perjury consistent evaluation report impact rehabilitative assessment must minimal hand suggests markedly different character different sentencing treatment seems appropriate defendant effectively punished perjury without even barest rudiments due process example dissenting judge appeals case suggested sentencing judge consider independent evaluation testimony behavior defendant convinced beyond reasonable doubt defendant intentionally lied material issues fact falsity defendant testimony necessarily established finding guilt rosenn dissenting contrary judge rosenn believe latter requirement met case jury believed grayson entire story concluded words trial judge instructions defense duress ordinary man felt necessary leave allenwood prison camp faced degree compulsion coercion duress defendant faced case notwithstanding standard instruction jury draw adverse inference defendant failure testify defendant take stand probably fatally prejudice chances acquittal note influence defendant plea judicial determination sentence yale