Right to Trial Act

This bill changes the federal law that lists what judges must consider when sentencing someone convicted of a crime. It adds the need to protect the constitutional right to a trial, so that a defendant is not given a longer sentence because they chose trial instead of a plea deal. Judges would also consider plea offers and the sentences given to similar defendants or codefendants who pleaded guilty. The bill would allow federal judges to give a sentence below a mandatory minimum if needed to protect the right to trial.

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Sponsors

• H. Morgan Griffith Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors