roberts argued decided april held district properly considered one factor imposing consecutive sentences petitioner pleaded guilty two counts using telephone facilitate distribution heroin petitioner refusal cooperate government officials investigating related criminal conspiracy distribute heroin confessed participant pp misinformation constitutional magnitude present case petitioner rebuffed repeated requests cooperation period three years concedes cooperation authorities laudable endeavor bears rational connection defendant willingness shape change behavior declining cooperate petitioner rejected obligation community life recognized rehabilitation begin protected former partners crime thereby preserving ability resume criminal activities upon release pp petitioner failure cooperate justified basis fears physical retaliation ground district punished exercising fifth amendment privilege arguments raised first time petitioner appellate brief neither petitioner lawyer offered explanation sentencing even though known petitioner intransigency used although requirement miranda arizona specific warnings creates limited exception rule privilege must claimed exception apply outside context inherently coercive custodial interrogation designed custodial interrogation petitioner volunteered confession first interview investigators miranda warnings given time free leave next three years time received sentence challenges neither counsel fully apprised extent petitioner cooperation expected affect sentence ever claimed petitioner unwillingness cooperate based upon right remain silent fear pp powell delivered opinion burger brennan stewart white blackmun rehnquist stevens joined brennan filed concurring opinion post marshall filed dissenting opinion post allan palmer argued cause filed brief petitioner stephen shapiro argued cause brief solicitor general mccree assistant attorney general heymann deputy solicitor general frey bruce ennis filed brief american civil liberties union et al amici curiae justice powell delivered opinion question whether district properly considered one factor imposing sentence petitioner refusal cooperate officials investigating criminal conspiracy confessed participant petitioner winfield roberts accompanied cecilia payne office attorney district columbia one day june government surveillance previously revealed green jaguar owned payne used transport heroin within district payne told investigators occasionally lent jaguar petitioner waiting outside hall payne suggestion investigators asked petitioner answer questions although petitioner present voluntarily investigators gave warnings required miranda arizona also told free leave petitioner indicated stay investigators asked whether knew boo thornton principal target heroin investigation petitioner admitted delivered heroin thornton several occasions confessing also discussed drug transactions thornton certain intercepted telephone conversations petitioner explained meaning code words used conversations asked name suppliers however petitioner gave evasive answers although investigators warned petitioner extent cooperation bear charges brought provided information petitioner indicted one count conspiring distribute heroin four counts using telephone facilitate distribution heroin retained lawyer rejected government continued efforts enlist petitioner assistance march petitioner entered plea guilty conspiracy count received sentence years imprisonment years special parole fine appeals vacated conviction ground terms plea agreement inadequately disclosed district roberts app remand petitioner pleaded guilty two counts telephone misuse agreement permitted government seek substantial sentence government filed memorandum recommending two consecutive sentences months fine memorandum cited petitioner previous conviction counts bank robbery voluntary confession subsequent refusal name suppliers memorandum also emphasized tragic social consequences heroin trade since petitioner addict familial responsibilities government theorized sold heroin support extravagant lifestyle unemployed parole government concluded stern sentences necessary deter traffic deadly drugs personal profit sentencing hearing defense counsel noted petitioner incarcerated two years pending appeal codefendant thornton sentenced probation counsel argued petitioner receive concurrent sentences result immediate release directed attention petitioner voluntary confession explaining petitioner refused identify members conspiracy involved app prosecutor responded request probation ironic light petitioner refusal cooperate investigation course many many years knowing faces thus government ask take account extenuating mitigating circumstances defendant cooperated ibid stressing seriousness offense absence excuse mitigation government recommended substantial prison term district imposed consecutive sentences one four years count special parole term three years declined impose fine explained sentences appropriate petitioner parole bank robbery conviction time offenses dealer refused cooperate government petitioner appealed contending first time sentencing considered failure cooperate appeals district columbia circuit vacated special parole term otherwise affirmed judgment app granted certiorari affirm ii principles governing criminal sentencing district courts require extensive elaboration congress directed limitation shall placed information concerning background character conduct person convicted offense may receive consider purpose imposing appropriate sentence misinformation present case sentencing relied upon essentially undisputed facts question petitioner rebuffed repeated requests cooperation period three years petitioner contend unable provide requested assistance indeed petitioner concedes cooperation authorities laudable endeavor bears rational connection defendant willingness shape change behavior brief petitioner unless different explanation provided defendant refusal assist investigation ongoing crimes gives rise inference laudable attitudes lacking hardly otherwise concealment crime condemned throughout history citizen duty raise hue cry report felonies authorities branzburg hayes established tenet law least early century holdsworth history english law ed see statute westminster first edw ch statute westminster second edw chs pp first congress enacted statute imposing criminal penalties upon anyone knowledge actual commission certain felonies shall conceal soon may disclose make known appropriate authority act apr stat although term misprision felony archaic ring gross indifference duty report known criminal behavior remains badge irresponsible citizenship deeply rooted social obligation diminished witness crime involved illicit activities unless silence protected privilege see part iii infra criminal defendant less citizen obliged assist authorities petitioner example asked expose purveyors heroin community exchange favorable disposition case declining cooperate petitioner rejected obligatio community life recognized rehabilitation begin see hart aims criminal law law contemp prob moreover petitioner refusal cooperate protected former partners crime thereby preserving ability resume criminal activities upon release facts available sentencing judge relevant likelihood defendant transgress hope may respond rehabilitative efforts assist lawful future career degree deem war society grayson supra quoting hendrix iii petitioner seriously contend disregard obligation assist criminal investigation irrelevant determination appropriate sentence rather contends failure cooperate justified legitimate fears physical retaliation view concerns petitioner asserts refusal act informer bearing prospects rehabilitation also believes district punished exercising fifth amendment privilege arguments merited serious consideration presented properly sentencing judge mere possibility unarticulated explanations excuses antisocial conduct make conduct irrelevant sentencing decision district opportunity consider theories petitioner advances raised first time petitioner appellate brief although petitioner knew intransigency used neither lawyer offered explanation sentencing even prosecutor observed failure cooperate viewed evidence continuing criminal intent petitioner remained silent petitioner insists constitutional right remain silent adverse inferences drawn exercise right find argument singularly unpersuasive fifth amendment privilege compelled least government substantial reason believe requested disclosures likely incriminating privilege may relied upon unless invoked timely fashion garner kordel see mandujano opinion burger brennan concurring judgment case vajtauer commissioner immigration petitioner assert privilege manner suggest withheld testimony ground fear assertion evidently afterthought added vajtauer privilege must deemed waived manner fairly brought attention tribunal must pass upon ibid thus petitioner believed failure cooperate privileged said time sentencing determined whether claim legitimate petitioner avoid force elementary rule arguing miranda warnings supplied additional protection right remain silent right silence described warnings derives fifth amendment adds nothing although miranda requirement specific warnings creates limited exception rule privilege must claimed exception apply outside context inherently coercive custodial interrogations designed warnings protect persons exposed interrogation without assistance counsel otherwise might unable make free informed choice remain silent miranda arizona see garner supra custodial interrogation case petitioner volunteered confession first interview investigators miranda warnings given time free leave claim coerced thereafter petitioner represented counsel fully apprised petitioner extent petitioner cooperation expected affect sentence petitioner receive sentence challenges entire period neither petitioner lawyer ever claimed petitioner unwillingness provide information vital law enforcement based upon right remain silent fear petitioner identified nothing might impaired free choice admit deny refuse answer garner supra quoting lisenba california conduct bears resemblance insolubly ambiguous postarrest silence may induced assurances contained miranda warnings cf doyle ohio conclude district committed constitutional error invalidate petitioner sentence record us sanction unwarranted interference function traditionally vested trial courts see dorszynski accordingly judgment appeals affirmed footnotes maximum sentence count four years imprisonment fine imposing sentence explained roberts considered case carefully noted parole bank robbery conviction prior involvement law case clearly dealer opportunity failed cooperate government app see aba project standards criminal justice pleas guilty app draft lumbard sentencing law enforcement cf cross english sentencing system ed doubt principled distinction may drawn enhancing punishment imposed upon petitioner denying leniency claims appropriate cooperated question decision simply whether petitioner failure cooperate relevant currently understood goals sentencing note however judge mackinnon author opinion reversing petitioner first conviction observed basis complete familiarity facts entire case petitioner current sentence light one app separate statement denial rehearing en banc sentence two eight years imprisonment certainly severe penalty substantial drug distributor plied trade parole prior conviction bank robbery statute amended still effect construed require knowledge crime affirmative act concealment participation see branzburg hayes recognized garner rule subject exception coercive factor prevents individual claiming privilege impairs choice remain silent factor identified case see infra see garner supra hoffman mason vermeulen cert denied duty determine legitimacy witness reliance upon fifth amendment rogers witness may employ privilege avoid giving testimony simply prefer give washington explained miranda safeguards designed avoid coercive atmosphere rest overbearing compulsion thought caused isolation suspect police custody district found petitioner freely waived miranda rights first confessed involvement conspiracy tr see app dissenting opinion asserts record reflects improper involvement judicial office prosecutorial function post find basis contention district participate process merely undertook retrospective review petitioner character record criminal conduct accordance applicable law fed rule crim proc defendant failed even raise possibility retaliation course three years hardly position complain put unfair choice post justice brennan concurring join opinion principal divisive issue case whether petitioner silence understood imply continued solicitude former criminal enterprise rather assertion fifth amendment right fear retaliation agree trial judge faulted drawing negative inference petitioner noncooperation petitioner failed suggest neutral inferences available government questioning failed respond directed incriminating petitioner may stand upon fifth amendment privilege never invoked time silence see mandujano brennan concurring judgment garner vajtauer commissioner immigration nevertheless problem drawing inferences ambiguous silence troubling matter due process offender may sentenced basis mistaken facts unfounded assumptions townsend burke see grayson stewart dissenting collateral inquiry may required sentence enhanced trial judge unreviewable impression defendant perjured trial comparable importance assure defendant penalized basis groundless inferences least sentencing judges conduct inquiry circumstances silence defendant indicates sentencing refusal cooperate prompted constitutionally protected morally defensible motives furthermore especially conviction based upon guilty plea may advisable trial judges raise question motive presented prosecutorial recommendation severity due offender noncooperation rule allocution sentencing fed rule crim proc defendant asked record whether reasonable explanation silence justification proffered judge proceed determine veracity reasonableness allocution procedure reduce danger erroneous inference provide record support sentencing subsequent challenge cf mccarthy fed rule crim proc allocution procedure government actually seeks incriminate subject questioning failure invoke fifth amendment privilege reviewed stringent knowing completely voluntary waiver standard mandujano brennan concurring judgment subject reasonably aware incriminating tendency questions responsibility put government notice formally availing privilege garner point government may either cease questioning continue grant immunity justice marshall dissenting today permits term imprisonment increased defendant refusal identify others involved criminal activities refusal unlawful may motivated desire avoid reasonable fear reprisal believe defendant failure inform others may properly used aggravate sentence imprisonment accordingly dissent majority dispute failure disclose identity others involved criminal activity may often stem desire avoid case excellent illustration possibility prosecutor asked petitioner identify person persons getting drugs location lay conspiracy identify involved app disclosure information might well exposed petitioner prosecution additional charges never offered immunity prosecution petitioner right refuse incriminate additional charges course extinguished guilty plea doubt judge barred increasing length jail sentence defendant refusal cooperate based constitutional privilege case threat longer sentence imprisonment plainly compulsion within meaning fifth amendment cf mcgautha california aggravation sentence amount impermissible penalty imposed solely defendant assertion fifth amendment privilege also believe abuse discretion judge use defendant refusal become informer increase length sentence refusal motivated fear retaliation case failure identify participants crime irrevelant defendant prospects rehabilitation see ante bears relation legitimate purposes sentencing see grayson tucker case petitioner refusal provide requested information lawful may motivated possibility reasonable fear reprisal majority acknowledges claims merited serious consideration presented properly sentencing judge ante petitioner expressly state grounds sentencing judge however indulges assumption petitioner refusal motivated desire preserv ability resume criminal activities upon release ante loss discern evidentiary basis assumption reject harsh rigid approach issue waiver especially context hardly clear reasons petitioner failure cooperate identified sentencing judge furthermore bare failure cooperate investigation others without inquiry justify conclusive negative inference meaning conduct respect defendant prospects rehabilitation restoration useful place society grayson supra fear reprisal one self one family desire avoid equally plausible explanations conduct even desire time without becoming police informer might explain petitioner behavior without necessarily indicating intended resume criminal activities upon release ante inference petitioner poor candidate rehabilitation justified without additional information enhancement petitioner sentence impermissible may burdened petitioner exercise constitutional rights based factor unrelated permissible goals sentencing addition represented improper involvement judicial office prosecutorial function corrected supervisory power federal courts usual method obtaining testimony may grant immunity prosecution see et seq ed supp ii prosecutors little incentive offer defendants immunity testimony achieve result without giving option prosecute suggestion offer immunity ever extended petitioner defendant knows silence may used enhance sentence may put unfair choice must either give incriminating information assurance prosecuted basis information face possibility increased sentence noncooperation since prosecutor may overcome fifth amendment claim offer immunity see reason put defendants choice second method available prosecutor obtaining defendant testimony others process upheld process theory relative equality bargaining power prosecutor defendant prevents process fundamentally unfair santobello new york judge counted increase defendant sentence fails cooperate balance bargaining power tipped favor prosecution prosecutor able offer less exchange cooperation defendant may agree fear incurring displeasure sentencing judge insure defendants intimidated accepting plea bargains federal judges forbidden participating bargaining process see fed rule crim proc aba project standards criminal justice pleas guilty app draft judge bazelon observed trial judge whose impartiality cornerstone criminal justice system may tempted guise exercising discretion sentencing join forces prosecutor securing defendant cooperation app believe allow possibility find disturbing majority willingness brush aside serious objections propriety petitioner sentence strength duty report known criminal behavior ante according petitioner refusal become informer rejection deeply rooted social obligation ibid citizens apparently obliged assist authorities way petitioner failure badge irresponsible citizenship constituted antisocial conduct well ante supports stern conclusions petitioner civic duty reference concepts hue cry misprision felony concepts developed era enforcement criminal law entrusted general citizenry rather organized police force unnecessary discuss detail historical context concepts different society order reject analysis american society always approved wrongdoing vow better admired come aid victims criminal conduct admiration inform others never unambiguous majority suggests countervailing social values loyalty personal privacy prevented us imposing citizenry large duty join business crime detection view social mores accurate hard understand terms stool pigeon snitch squealer tattletale come common description engage behavior course suggest engaged criminal activity refuse cooperate authorities informer plays vital role struggle check crime especially narcotics trade without recognition role fully appropriate encourage behavior offering leniency exchange cooperation cooperation sort may sign repentance beginning rehabilitation government allowed citizens decide whether enlist enterprise enforcing criminal laws never imposed duty opinion suggests find justification creating duty case applying persons sentenced crime fact notion citizens may compelled become informers contrary understanding fundamental nature criminal law legal systems premised obligation accused answer questions put societies behavior encouraged penalizing citizens fail spy neighbors report infractions country thankfully never chosen path highly value directives criminal laws place enforcement hands public officers give officers authority impress citizenry prosecutorial enterprise today decision ignores precept setting threatens fifth amendment rights encourages arbitrary irrational sentencing prosecutor stated sentencing hearing government initial offer leniency exchange petitioner cooperation made assumption relatively minor figure conspiracy government argued lengthy consecutive sentences however shown wrong assumption seems plain petitioner provided information requested incriminated additional charges determining whether refusal cooperate taken consideration based fear reprisal relevant inquiry course whether defendant fact subjective fear whether fear objectively reasonable defendant actually afraid reprisal failure cooperate relevance legitimate purpose sentencing refers ancient offense misprision felony ante discussion shows petitioner punished see ante government never contended petitioner behavior lawful discussion continued vitality laws making crime fail report criminal behavior unnecessary case observe laws fallen virtually complete disuse development reflects deeply rooted social perception general citizenry forced participate enterprise crime detection see note hastings note emory cf glazebrook misprision felony shadow phantom legal hist chief justice marshall stated may duty citizen accuse every offender proclaim every offense comes knowledge law punish every case performing duty harsh man marbury brooks wheat indeed record hardly supports characterization petitioner behavior intransigency ante except refusal identify additional participants petitioner quite helpful voluntarily accompanied payne office attorney time government conceded sentencing hearing idea identity using green jaguar automobile ferry narcotics city app payne said lent car petitioner agreed interviewed initial interview confessed implicated voluntarily explained meaning code words used conspiracy also relies judge mackinnon assertion sentence light substantial drug distributor ante course petitioner plead guilty conspiracy distribution heroin two counts unlawful use telephone facilitate distribution heroin count punishable maximum four years imprisonment fine petitioner sentenced consecutive terms sentencing hearing petitioner counsel stated unable find single case federal judge ever given consecutive sentences two phone counts app government never challenged assertion sentencing hearing took place april time settled law question whether failure cooperate considered aggravating factor sentencing compare garcia improper factor rogers proper factor rule defendant required identify reasons failure cooperate hold circumstances defendant silence amounted intentional relinquishment abandonment known right privilege johnson zerbst seems extraordinarily stern light traditional indulgence every reasonable presumption waiver fundamental constitutional rights ibid citation omitted respect petitioner conduct quite different deliberate perjury involved grayson perjury serious crime manipulative defiance law quoting hendrix corrupts trial process notes provides limitation shall placed information may receive consider purpose imposing appropriate sentence statute however merely codification sentencing standards set forth williams new york nothing statute legislative history suggests congressional intention overturn limit historic powers supervision conduct criminal cases federal courts see mesarosh warrant conclusion designed codify existing judicial practices operates bar use supervisory powers safeguard fifth amendment privilege protect irrational sentencing cf pollock maitland history english law ed majority expresses doubt principled distinction may drawn enhancing punishment imposed upon petitioner denying leniency claims appropriate cooperated ante judge lumbard stated one thing extend leniency defendant willing cooperate government quite another thing administer additional punishment defendant silence committed additional offense ramos concurring opinion distinction may difficult administer certainly principled one appearing similar form several areas law example distinction recognized extending leniency defendant pleads guilty augmenting sentence defendant elects stand trial see araujo derrick stockwell thompson scott app writing justice powell relied maher roe closely analogous distinction direct state interference protected activity state encouragement alternative activity consonant legislative policy certain circumstances course state encouragement alternative activity may also constitutionally impermissible see brennan dissenting marshall dissenting case however agreed constitutional objection raised offer leniency made induce cooperation part defendant petitioner agrees extent defendant cooperation prosecuting authorities may taken account granting leniency cooperation like confession may relevant whether defendant taken initial step toward rehabilitation corollary inference however failure inform others means rehabilitation unlikely necessarily follow appeals second circuit explained similar setting hile true defendant lack desire rehabilitation may properly considered imposing sentence permit sentencing judge infer lack desire defendant refusal provide testimony leave little force rule defendant may punished exercising right remain silent moreover question much refusal testify indicates absence rehabilitative desire given defendants often provide testimony simply get back former associates obtain better deal government event refusal testify particularly narcotics cases likely result fears reprisal witness family digiovanni