Environmental & Energy,
Criminal
Jun. 19, 2018
Oil spill trial gets tense as allegations fly
As they disagreed about the appropriateness of the district attorney’s out-of-court statements, and about trial procedures, tensions flared Monday between lawyers in the trial to decide whether Plains All American Pipeline was criminally responsible for the 142,000 gallon spill near Refugio State Beach in 2015.
SANTA BARBARA -- As they disagreed about the appropriateness of the district attorney's out-of-court statements, and about trial procedures, tensions flared Monday between lawyers in the trial to decide whether Plains All American Pipeline was criminally responsible for the 142,000 gallon spill near Refugio State Beach in 2015.
Before the jury was brought in, Deputy Attorney General Brett Morris said he wanted to correct the record ...
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