HARWOOD, Justice.
The estate of Matthew Ryan Cook (hereinafter referred to as "the Estate") petitioned this Court for a writ of certiorari. We granted the Estate's petition to consider an issue of first impression in this State—what is the effect of a defendant's death upon a defendant's conviction for a crime when the death occurs while the defendant is challenging that conviction by an appeal taken as a matter of right? We conclude that the conviction abates...
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