Vielleicht taten sie das nicht in jedem Prozeß, gewiß, das war nicht wahrscheinlich, es gab dann wohl wieder Prozesse, in deren Verlauf sie dem Advokaten für seine Dienste Vorteile einräumten, denn es mußte ihnen ja auch daran gelegen sein, seinen Ruf ungeschädigt zu erhalten.
It certain did not mean that they would do that in every trial, that was not likely at all, and there were probably also trials where they gave the lawyer advantages and all the room he needed to turn it in the direction he wanted, as it would also be to their advantage to keep his reputation intact.