Right to Trial Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8856 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8856 To protect the constitutional right to trial and discourage imposition of extended sentences for defendants who elect to go to trial instead of accepting a plea offer, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 27, 2024 Mr. Armstrong (for himself, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Burgess, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, and Mr. Trone) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To protect the constitutional right to trial and discourage imposition of extended sentences for defendants who elect to go to trial instead of accepting a plea offer, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Right to Trial Act''. SEC. 2. FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION WHEN IMPOSING A SENTENCE; AUTHORITY T…