What is 'abatement ab initio'? Here's how Aaron Hernandez's murder conviction got revived after his suicide
What is 'abatement ab initio'? According to Oklahoma Bar Association, "The doctrine of abatement ab initio applies when a convicted defendant, like Hernandez, dies before his appeal rights are fully exhausted. When applicable, the doctrine wipes clean the defendant’s slate, as though the indictment, conviction and punishment never happened.2 For example, if as a result of a conviction, a criminal fine had been levied but not collected, abatement ab initio makes the obligation to pay go away.3 The converse, however, is not true. When a defendant dies before exhausting his appeal rights but a...
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