http://markskatz.com/justiceblog/archives/90-Cop-says-he-routinely-pats-down-people..

Getting to yes is negotiating with an eye towards fulfilling some key goals of each party to the negotiations, rather than negotiating on positions. A recent negotiation further illustrated the benefit of this approach.

My client was criminally charged with possessing marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia possession. The prosecutor refused to offer first-time offender diversion, and instead offered for my client to plead guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia, which is not jailable for the first conviction, but which can create problems later on.

See rest of article here: Getting to yes in misdemeanor cases. - UNDERDOG BLOG - by M&K's Criminal Defense and Individual Rights Lawyers