Environmental & Energy,
Criminal
Aug. 10, 2018
Second mistrial motion denied in oil pipeline negligence trial
Superior Court Judge James Herman on Thursday denied a second defense motion for dismissal of an oil pipeline company’s criminal negligence trial that is in its third month and expected to end in three weeks.
SANTA BARBARA -- Superior Court Judge James Herman on Thursday denied a second defense motion for dismissal of an oil pipeline company's criminal negligence trial that is in its third month and expected to end in three weeks.
The motion to dismiss the case came after Santa Barbara County Deputy District Attorney Kevin Weichbrod asked an official of the defendant, Plains All American Pipeline, "And you're aware that the prosecution i...
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