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Environmental & Energy,
Criminal

Jul. 10, 2018

Judge denies mistrial motion in oil spill case

Judge James Herman denied a motion for mistrial Monday in the criminal negligence trial over a 2015 oil spill.

Judge denies mistrial motion in oil spill case
LINCENBERG

SANTA BARBARA — Judge James Herman denied a motion for mistrial Monday in the criminal negligence trial over a 2015 oil spill, having sustained the defense’s motions to strike the prosecutor’s questions but denied a request to admonish.

The prosecutor, in his defense, told the judge his questions were based on what he believed was behavior by federal agencies that inhibited the prosecution.

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