Assertion: defendant's plea | /r/CapableOf | alienate the defendant
Facets:
value: from the public
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from the victim
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: unnecessarily
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The false "not guilty" plea unnecessarily alienates the defendant from the victim and the public, reinforces any inclination the defendant might have had to lie, reinforces a tendency on the part of lawyers to assist clients in lying, and adds to the cynicism which lawyers, clients, and the public feel toward the criminal justice system.