Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Criminal
Aug. 24, 2018
Oil spill prosecutors denied exculpatory evidence to grand jury, sealed records show
Sealed documents from the Refugio oil spill criminal negligence trial reveal the prosecution team declined to disclose exculpatory cell phone records to grand jurors, despite their requests, leaving them with a false impression that a pipeline company employee had done very little for more than an hour after being notified of the emergency.
SANTA BARBARA -- The prosecution team in the Refugio oil spill criminal negligence trial failed to disclose potentially exculpatory cell phone records to grand jurors, despite their request, leaving them with a false impression that a pipeline employee did little for more than an hour after being notified of the emergency, according to sealed documents in the case.
In an Oct. 23, 2017 order, Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge ...
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