Environmental & Energy,
Criminal
Dec. 26, 2018
Judge likely to deny defense acquit or retry motion in oil spill case
An oil company convicted in September of one felony and eight misdemeanors related to its handling of a 140,000-gallon oil spill on Refugio State Beach has filed a motion asking the judge to reverse the jury verdict and acquit or grant a new trial on three of the nine convictions, including the felony.
An oil company convicted in September of one felony and eight misdemeanors related to its handling of a 140,000-gallon spill on Refugio State Beach has asked the judge to reverse the jury verdict and acquit or grant a new trial on three of the nine convictions, including the felony.
Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge James Herman, who had a number of mistrial m...
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