However this information got out, and this court will be investigating just that...the public's appetite for this case could result in undue bias for the codefendants.
不管本次泄密起源何在,这点本庭自然会查明,公众对本案媒体报道的关注有可能导致两位被告受到不公审判。
逍遥法外 第一季
Proof of a sexual relationship between the two codefendants certainly gives more weight to the prosecution's theory that it was Miss Sutter who manipulated Mr. O'reilly into killing his girlfriend.
There have been rumors of a relationship between the two codefendants before, but now an anonymous source is claiming it was Miss Sutter who initiated the physical relationship, as Mr. O'reilly had taken a vow of virginity.
A defendant is a person or entity accused of a crime in criminal prosecution or a person or entity against whom some type of civil relief is being sought in a civil case.
Terminology varies from one jurisdiction to another. For example, Scots law does not use the term "defendant"; the terms "accused" or "panel" are used instead in criminal proceedings, and "defender" in civil proceedings.