A federal appeals court today upheld the landmark conviction of former coal executive Don Blankenship in connection to the deadliest coal mine disaster since 1970. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia "committed no reversible error" during the 2015 trial that found the Massey Energy Co. CEO guilty of willfully conspiring to violate health and safety laws.
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机译：联邦上诉法院今天维持对前煤炭高管唐·布兰肯希（Don Blankenship）关于自1970年以来最致命的煤矿灾难的具有里程碑意义的定罪。美国第四巡回上诉法院裁定，西弗吉尼亚州南区美国地方法院“不可逆转”。错误”在2015年的审判中被裁定为梅西能源公司（Massey Energy Co.）首席执行官，因故意串谋违反健康和安全法而被判有罪。
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