Katzmann, Chief Judge:
Under the well-established doctrine of abatement ab initio, when a convicted defendant dies pending an appeal as of right, his conviction abates, the underlying indictment is dismissed, and his estate is relieved of any obligation to pay a criminal fine imposed at sentence. In this case, we are asked to decide whether...
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