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Environmental & Energy,
Criminal

Jan. 18, 2019

Judge to take another look at oil spill convictions

Attorneys for a pipeline company convicted in September of one felony and eight misdemeanor charges relating to a 140,000-gallon oil spill tried to convince a judge to grant a new trial or dismiss some of the most serious charges.

SANTA BARBARA -- Attorneys for a pipeline company convicted in September of one felony and eight misdemeanor charges relating to a 140,000-gallon oil spill tried to convince a judge to grant a new trial or dismiss some of the most serious charges at a hearing Thursday, arguing the jury instructions were made in error.

Although Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Ja...