The sentence uses a simple structure with a subject ("one of the defendants in the trial"), a verb ("jumped up"), and an object ("accused his lawyer of lying"). It also includes a prepositional phrase ("in the trial") that provides additional context. The sentence effectively conveys a single action and its implications without complex clauses.
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The noun clause "that accused his lawyer of lying" is functioning as the direct object of the verb "accused." It provides more information about the action being performed within the main clause of the sentence.
This sentence is a compound complex sentence.
The dog jumped up onto the bed.
Jack jumped over the candlestick.
The sentence "The dog jumped into the stream" contains a transitive verb ("jumped") because it has a direct object ("stream").
I jumped over the third hurdle in the race.