Law Practice,
Environmental & Energy,
Criminal
Jul. 11, 2018
Defense formally requests dismissal of oil spill case
Charging prejudicial prosecutorial misconduct, the defense for a pipeline company involved in an oil spill filed documents Tuesday formally seeking dismissal of the criminal negligence case a day after the judge denied their request for a mistrial or admonishment of the jury during a sidebar.
SANTA BARBARA — Charging prejudicial prosecutorial misconduct, the defense for a pipeline company involved in an oil spill filed documents Tuesday formally seeking dismissal of the criminal negligence case a day after the judge denied their request for a mistrial or admonishment of the jury during a sidebar.
Buttressing their arguments with transcripts and more detailed explanations, defense attorneys filed the documents in Santa Ba...
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