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U.S. v. ALVAREZ

No. 11-210.

132 S.Ct. 2537 (2012)

183 L.Ed.2d 574

UNITED STATES, Petitioner v. Xavier ALVAREZ.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 28, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald B. Verrilli , Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Jonathan D. Libby , Los Angeles, CA, for Respondent.

Sean K. Kennedy , Federal Public Defender, Central District of California, Jonathan D. Libby , Deputy Federal Public Defender, Counsel of Record, Brianna J. Fuller , Deputy Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, CA, for Respondent.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Lanny A. Breuer , Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben , Deputy Solicitor General, Ginger D. Anders , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Joseph F. Palmer , Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Justice KENNEDY announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which THE CHIEF JUSTICE, Justice GINSBURG, and Justice SOTOMAYOR join.

Lying was his habit. Xavier Alvarez, the respondent here, lied when he said that he played hockey for the Detroit Red Wings and that he once married a starlet from Mexico. But when he lied in announcing he held the Congressional Medal of Honor, respondent ventured onto new ground; for that lie violates a federal criminal...

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