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Criminal

Sep. 6, 2019

No conviction for two men in Ghost Ship criminal trial

Last year, an Alameda Superior Court judge rejected a plea deal reached with two men facing 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter, finding it too lenient. On Wednesday, a jury declined to hold them responsible at all.

No conviction for two men in Ghost Ship criminal trial
New York Times News Service

Last year, an Alameda Superior Court judge rejected a plea deal reached with two men facing 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter, finding it too lenient. On Wednesday, a jury declined to hold them responsible at all.

The criminal trial stemming from the infamous 2016 Ghost Ship warehouse fire trial ended in a hung jury for the property's leaseholder, Derick Almena, and the acquittal of his associate Max Harris on all criminal charg...

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