Complex sentence: In the later novels the only crime which he can be seen to commit might be illegal entry (when he and Paul Drake are searching for evidence), and even then he would expect to put up a strong and effective defense leading to an acquittal.
Split into simpler sentences: In the later novels, the only crime which he can be seen to commit might be illegal entry, when he and Paul Drake are searching for evidence. And even then, he would expect to put up a strong and effective defense leading to an acquittal.