California avalanche: Could anyone be held criminally responsible for the Tahoe tragedy?
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- Publish Date:
- February 25, 2026
- Author(s):
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- Egelko, Bob ,
- Thomas, Gregory ,
- Fan Munce, Megan
- Source:
- San Francisco Chronicle
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Summary
Criminal charges in such cases are rare, said Robert Weisberg, a Stanford law professor and co-director of the school’s Criminal Justice Center. Prosecutors “would have to prove a very drastic deviation from the normal standard of care in the context of what everybody understands about the dangers of avalanches,” Weisberg told the Chronicle.
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