Conception Captain Can't Shake Charges In 34 Divers' Deaths

By Gina Kim (September 28, 2023, 8:43 PM EDT) -- A California federal judge refused Thursday to toss the criminal case against a captain charged after 34 passengers died in the 2019 Conception boat fire, rejecting arguments that prosecutors questioned potential witnesses improperly and noting that defense counsel can ask the witnesses at trial whether their answers were coerced....

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