How much authority should assistant district attorneys be given?
How much authority should assistant district attorneys be given? As licensed attorneys, should they be given a large amount of discretion to dispose of cases according to their best judgment, or should they have more limited authority so that the office has a uniform policy?
The authority that assistant district attorneys are given should be a balance between the autonomy that many of them seek versus a uniform policy that governs common situations. It is impossible to say which is better overall because both have their strong points, but a mixed balance would be the best outcome for the districts that they are serving.