Working relationships with prosecutors can co-opt defense attorneys into the system.

Evidence

Still, many defense attorneys are ambivalent about their close relationship with prosecutors, concerned that the need to maintain harmonious relations leads them to become “part of the system.” Whether plea bargaining is a legitimate and desirable element of the American criminal justice system thus remains a matter of dispute. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1818

Categorization

• SEED: Article angle on how institutional cooperation within the criminal bar quietly erodes adversarial advocacy.
• XREF: connects to: Trial lawyers mirror each other’s presence as strategic deterrence. — , Harr Jonathan - A Civil Action , 2320; Indigent clients distrust appointed defense counsel for being part of the prosecutorial system — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 693; Defensive workers’ institutions can be co-opted to enforce subordination. — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 905 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Trial lawyers mirror each other’s presence as strategic deterrence. #qualifies (0.95) — , Harr Jonathan - A Civil Action, 2320
• Indigent clients distrust appointed defense counsel for being part of the prosecutorial system #expands (0.85) — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 693
• Appointed attorneys face client distrust because they belong to the prosecuting system’s world #expands (0.85)
• Defensive workers’ institutions can be co-opted to enforce subordination. #complicates (0.80) — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 905
• Institutional design choices determine who controls prosecution and indigent defense decisions. #complicates (0.80) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2055
• Client trust in counsel is functionally necessary for effective defense work #complicates (0.75)
• The lawyer-client relationship is shifting from professional dominance toward collaboration #complicates (0.70) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 756