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@fammfoundation.bsky.social@fammfoundation.bsky.social → @famm.org5/7 "Individuals face prison terms many times longer for going to trial, compelling innocent people to plead guilty rather than risk decades in prison. This releases the government from their obligation to prove their case." — Andrew Birrell
Show Post4/7 "The trial penalty undermines the foundation of the criminal legal system, upending constitutional rights in the name of efficiency. By coercing pleas, prosecutors can conceal misconduct and constitutional violations that would otherwise be subject to scrutiny." — NACDL President Andrew Birrell
Show Post3/7 The "trial penalty" is real: fewer than 3% of federal criminal cases go to trial. Defendants who exercise their constitutional right routinely face sentences many times longer than if they'd just pled guilty.
Show Post2/7 Introduced by Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) & Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), the bill would let judges consider the right to trial at sentencing — and authorize sentences below statutory minimums when a harsher sentence would punish someone for going to trial.
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