

That is, you look at it objectively, from what an outsider would conclude." He also told the jury to "evaluate all the factors, considering suffering, the instrumentality used as compared with those available, the extent of injury. Thus, the judge instructed that "t is not necessary that the defendant know that his act was extremely atrocious or cruel. There is no question that the judge instructed the jury appropriately as to these factors, and as to the law applicable at the time of the trial. These include indifference to or taking pleasure in the victim's suffering, consciousness and degree of suffering of the victim, extent of physical injuries, number of blows, manner and force with which delivered, instrument employed, and disproportion between the means needed to cause death and those employed. We have delineated a number of factors which a jury can consider in deciding whether a murder was committed with extreme atrocity or cruelty. But see Annot., 83 A.L.R.3d 1222 (1978), discussing rules of other States. 1039 (1978) (no requirement that the defendant know that his act was extremely atrocious or cruel, and no requirement of deliberate premeditation). 245, 253 (1979) (not necessary to show any intent beyond malice aforethought or that defendant was cognizant of extraordinary nature of his actions). 45, 59 (1895), where we held that under the statute " murder committed with malice aforethought may be found to have been committed with extreme atrocity or cruelty, even though the murderer did not know that his act was extremely atrocious or cruel." Commonwealth v. This has been our consistent interpretation of G.L.c.

“With an upgraded recycling plant and strong commitment to responsible operations, Blue Tide looks forward to meeting and exceeding the needs of our customers with the support of our partner Tailwater Capital.” “Today’s announcement signifies an exciting new chapter in our Company’s history and underscores our focus on creating environmentally-friendly solutions for the used motor oil industry,” said Mr. The redesign is scheduled to be completed in 2022. The plant’s location also has a barge dock that provides access to tanker markets along with easy access to rail/transload facilities. The plant will produce environmentally responsible low-sulfur vacuum gas oil as its primary product, with additional storage, logistics and processing infrastructure planned on the adjacent undeveloped land owned by Blue Tide. The team, with over a century of relevant experience, has been focused on the redesign of Blue Tide’s 4,500 barrel per day, state-of-the-art recycling plant which is located on a 44-acre site on Cedar Bayou. Blue Tide is a portfolio company of Tailwater Capital LLC, a private equity firm based in Dallas.īlue Tide is led by a team of industry veterans including Mark Bouldin as Chief Executive Officer, William Edwards as Chief Financial Officer, Stephen Lewis as Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing and Chad Aldrich as Senior Vice President, Special Projects. The Company’s IMO 2020 compliant products offer environmentally-friendly blend components with a significantly reduced greenhouse gas footprint compared to virgin fossil fuels.

Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Blue Tide produces high-quality, low-sulfur marine fuels derived from reclaimed used motor oil. Additionally, in an effort to underscore its commitment to responsible operations, the Company’s new leadership team has successfully rebranded the business as Blue Tide Environmental. Blue Tide Environmental, LP (“Blue Tide” or the “Company”), formerly TopSail Energy L.P., an environmental company focused on building and developing a network of used motor oil (“UMO”) recycling facilities across the U.S., today announced the redesign of its recycling plant in Baytown, Texas.
