He cited errors made by operators during a test, leading to an accident that designers had considered "unthinkable."
But an appeals court threw out the conviction and ordered a new trial, citing errors in the first trial.
The film has drawn widespread complaints from some in the scientific community, citing numerous errors and misleading claims.
But the scientists have recently retracted their reported results, citing newly discovered errors, and plan new drop-tests.
Ocampo also cited other factual errors in the article, stating that the author knew very little about wrestling.
Fans of the series have given mixed reviews, citing many inconsistencies and canonical errors.
However, the ruling was voided in 2002 by the Bush administration, citing procedural errors.
A California appeals court, citing judicial errors, eventually let him go.
In 1987, a grand jury report cited errors that it said could have contributed to her death.
But in August, an appeals court overturned the award, citing errors by the trial judge.