Is there an exception to the broad rule that the sentencing process should not consider false information in sentencing?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Morgan, 595 F.2d 1134 (9th Cir. 1979):
A second exception to the broad rule is found in Townsend v. Burke, 334 U.S. 736, 68 S.Ct. 1252, 92 L.Ed. 1690 (1948), which prohibits consideration of false information in the sentencing process.
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